Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Swim Around Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Kostich - like the his colleagues and competitors in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina had to deal with intermittent and disrupted training. But they persevered and competed. Kostich talks about his experiences before and during the event on WOWSA Live [see
Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Around Charleston race director Kathleen Wilson announced 40 solo swimmers and 9 relays started the 19.3 km circumnavigation swim around one of America’s most beautiful and oldest cities. She explains, "It has been such a challenging year for
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich talked about his training - both on dryland and in the open water, domestically and internationally - in this unexpected year of lockdowns, mandates and ordinances that impact nearly every aspect of our lives on today's edition of WOWSA Live soon after winning the 19.3 km Swim Around
Ned Denison Achieves The Circumnavigation Sevens Many Times Over Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison interviewed 50-year-old California ocean swimmer Alex Kostich on the June 18th edition of WOWSA Live. It was a fortuitous meeting of two prolific ocean swimmers and
Alex Kostich Talks About His Passions On WOWSA Live Photo by SBR, Inc. Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich is one of the most prolific open water swimmers in America who set world records around Bora Bora and Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean. The 50-year-old former collegiate swimmer at Stanford University covered a
Gulf Of Finland Relay Is 2019 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cold...bone-chilling cool. Long...mind-boggling long. Difficult...unbelievably difficult. Fast...world-class fast. All of the nominees in the 2019 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year could be defined by these
Endurance Artists And Extreme Performers In The Open Water Swimming World Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Blaine is described as an American illusionist, endurance artist and extreme performer. "I think that description is a great way to define his creativity and athleticism," observed Steven Munatones. "His feats of endurance
2019 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Nominees Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are an annual selection of outstanding individuals and offerings in the following categories: * World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year * World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year * World Open Water Swimming Performance
Compliments From Guinness World Records Courtesy of Kristen Stephenson and Michael Furnari, Redondo Beach, California. Among open water swimming luminaries [including Paul Asmuth shown above] and hundreds of participating amateurs and two 2020 Tokyo Olympians (Haley Anderson and Jordan Wilimovsky) at the WOWSA Ocean Fest in Redondo Beach, California
The Roaring 20's Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Roaring 20’s of the 20th century were an iconic period in U.S. and Western European history. There was a relatively booming economy, especially in the aftermath of World War I, where cars, telephones, movies, radio, and electrical appliances like washing machine
