Is Freerunning Open Water Swimming On Terra Firma?
The Tempest Freerunning Academy is the first playground in North America dedicated to freerunning. Freerunning is like parkour, an improvisational street sport.
Freerunning is described as the craft of moving through one’s environment in the most efficient and safest way possible. “Not a lot of other sports constantly push you to try something outside of the box,” explained Gabriel Nunez who does freerunning in several Hollywood movies as a stuntman. “Freerunning definitely does.”
Freerunning sounds a lot like open water swimming to us. It exudes freedom and exuberance. That same joy that freerunners have and demonstrate is what open water swimmers possess.
Open water swimming is definitely something out of the box, similar to freerunning on land. Venturing beyond the shoreline, managing waves, white chop, currents, tides in an environment where navigation is usually a challenge and where marine life, both large and small, and water temperatures are additional elements of risk is both enjoyable and risk-taking.
Freerunning and open water swimming: pure unadulterated, exhilarating freedom.
But while freerunning costs at the Tempest Freerunning Academy, open water swimming in the nearby Pacific Ocean is always free.
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source 
Freerunning is described as the craft of moving through one’s environment in the most efficient and safest way possible. “Not a lot of other sports constantly push you to try something outside of the box,” explained Gabriel Nunez who does freerunning in several Hollywood movies as a stuntman. “Freerunning definitely does.”
Freerunning sounds a lot like open water swimming to us. It exudes freedom and exuberance. That same joy that freerunners have and demonstrate is what open water swimmers possess.
Open water swimming is definitely something out of the box, similar to freerunning on land. Venturing beyond the shoreline, managing waves, white chop, currents, tides in an environment where navigation is usually a challenge and where marine life, both large and small, and water temperatures are additional elements of risk is both enjoyable and risk-taking.
Freerunning and open water swimming: pure unadulterated, exhilarating freedom.
But while freerunning costs at the Tempest Freerunning Academy, open water swimming in the nearby Pacific Ocean is always free.
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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