Roughwater Training In California With Godzilla El Niño
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Year-round open water swimming pods in California – from the La Jolla Cove Swim Club and Sea Monkeys in Seal Beach to the Open Water Swim Club in Huntington Beach and Oak Street Thalassic Society in Laguna Beach – may be in for lots of rough water training and urban run-off due to increased rainfall this winter 2015-2016 with the expected Godzilla El Niño scheduled to hit the California coast.
Godzilla El Niño is the named coined for the largest expected El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean that causes global changes of both temperatures and rainfall.
Ocean swimmers can also expect to see a lot more marine life including whales and sea lions closer to shore.
Lifeguards are preparing for saves in the turbulent conditions, occasionally punctuated with large surf.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Year-round open water swimming pods in California – from the La Jolla Cove Swim Club and Sea Monkeys in Seal Beach to the Open Water Swim Club in Huntington Beach and Oak Street Thalassic Society in Laguna Beach – may be in for lots of rough water training and urban run-off due to increased rainfall this winter 2015-2016 with the expected Godzilla El Niño scheduled to hit the California coast.
Godzilla El Niño is the named coined for the largest expected El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean that causes global changes of both temperatures and rainfall.
Ocean swimmers can also expect to see a lot more marine life including whales and sea lions closer to shore.
Lifeguards are preparing for saves in the turbulent conditions, occasionally punctuated with large surf.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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