Swimming With And Against The Waves
Courtesy of Kelly Slater Wave Company, Los Angeles, California.
“Kelly Slater and our team Kelly Slater Wave Company built the longest, open-barrel man made wave in the world!
Through science and innovative technology and the sheer grit of everyone who put their heart and soul into this, we have been successful in producing a world-class, high performance wave. We are super proud of the team and very excited about the possibilities this technology might unlock. It’s only the beginning and we look forward to sharing more information about our activities and plans with all of you in the near future,” so states Kelly Slater Wave Company.
After looking at the video with Kelly Slater, we can only imagine what great training is possible if the venue was also open to open water swimmers in the hours that surfers are not using it to carve up the waves.
Imagine doing laps in the venue: going one way body surfing with the waves and then swimming back in the opposite direction against the waves. Back and forth, up and down, one direction and then the opposite.
It would be downright exhilarating and exhausting, eliciting fun and fatigue.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
“Kelly Slater and our team Kelly Slater Wave Company built the longest, open-barrel man made wave in the world!
Through science and innovative technology and the sheer grit of everyone who put their heart and soul into this, we have been successful in producing a world-class, high performance wave. We are super proud of the team and very excited about the possibilities this technology might unlock. It’s only the beginning and we look forward to sharing more information about our activities and plans with all of you in the near future,” so states Kelly Slater Wave Company.
After looking at the video with Kelly Slater, we can only imagine what great training is possible if the venue was also open to open water swimmers in the hours that surfers are not using it to carve up the waves.
Imagine doing laps in the venue: going one way body surfing with the waves and then swimming back in the opposite direction against the waves. Back and forth, up and down, one direction and then the opposite.
It would be downright exhilarating and exhausting, eliciting fun and fatigue.
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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