Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jessica Reiter is doubling up on things in her life. The energetic 21-year-old is not only completing a double major in International Relations and Political Science at the University of California Davis, but she also spends time coaching students at school and older adults and younger children in San
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott Garrison was shivering from head to toe; his hands were very cold to the touch and his teeth kept chattering long after the race was over, but his heart was filled with joy. The 61-year-old Bakersfield, California native was in San Francisco for his annual Alcatraz crossing. "Oh, this [Alcatraz
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Graham Schmelzer took out time from his busy age group water polo season and high school swim season and homework obligations to win Saturday's 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest in San Francisco Bay. Overall times inclusive of both neoprene and bioprene swimmers: 1 Graham Schmelzer (wetsuit) 32:54.7
Gary Workman Lives Up To His Name Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Workman has a fan base at the finish of the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest. His son was on an Oru Kayak and his daughters and friends were on shore, cheering away. "We were so excited," said Laura (15 on left) and Sarah (18 on right of dad above). "We
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Swift was a competitive swimmer in his youth, but then laid off swimming for four decades. "For 40 years, I got out of swimming. I was living life, raising a family and working," he explains. But then he hurt his knee and could not run anymore. The 60-year-old went back to his aquatic roots. "I
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Danika Thompson may not view herself as a pure swimmer, but she is certainly a water woman. The 22-year-old lifeguard and former water polo player from San Clemente, California surfs, competes in paddle boarding both SUP and 10'6" prone paddling, surf skis, and does biathlons and lifeguard competitions in
Courtesy of WOWSA during today's Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest . Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristen Zeimitz flew in from Englewood, Colorado just in time to catch the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest today, arriving in her San Francisco hotel after midnight. But even with a 6 am check-in, the 35-year-old lifelong swimmer was ready to go. The open water was familiar territory for the Alton,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nader Radjy and his daughter Yasmin Radjy were walking along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, California when he decided that he wanted to see what the Dolphin Club in Aquatic Park was all about. The father and daughter knocked at the door of the Dolphin Club and were given a tour, eventually becoming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 36 open water swimmers are entered in Saturday's 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. Under the organization of Water World Swim, competitors will begin at Alcatraz Island and finish at the beach at the St. Francis Yacht Club on Saturday morning in the fourth
