It’s Pumping On The West Coast
It appears the ocean swells on the west coast of United States will be in force for the American Fourth of July weekend. With waves forecasted to be as high as 10-15 feet along coast, open water swimmers should be able to get in some good body surfing practice this weekend.
While most swimmers will be practicing, Karen Rogers will be facing some large swells and cold sub-50°F (10°C) water out on her 30-mile Farallones Island swim that supposedly started at 3 am this morning, 30 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. Unfortunately, it appears Karen‘s GPS SPOT device is not working, but it may send some signals as she approaches the California mainland later today.
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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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