Joe Locke Swimming, Come Hell Or High Water
Come hell or high water.Back in the 19th century, this phrase was first used to describe when cattle crossed rivers even when the rivers are flooding and the summer sun made the prairies unbearably hot. That is, the trail of the cattle went from Texas to Kansas through hell and high water.
As Joseph Locke makes his way towards the Golden Gate Bridge from the Farallones while the sun starts to set in the Pacific Ocean, thing are going well. Will he face hell or high water as he gets closer?
Follow Locke here as he races to the California coastline before an massive wall of water starts to rush at him around 1 am local time. If Locke has not reached California before the tide turns, things will be dicey. Additionally, he is approaching the Potato Patch area, a notorious area of extreme lumpiness.
Photo courtesy of Captain Vito Bialla.
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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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