Susan Simmons from British Columbia, Canada coaches the Spirit Orcas, a group of developmentally disabled open water swimmers. Among their achievements was a 80 km stage swim from Brentwood Bay to Colwood Waterfront Park in British Columbia to raise funds for COVID-19 Relief, together with Coach Simmons and Jasmine Kremer. The Spirit Orcas include
What is the nuanced difference between "attempted" and "competed in"?
Antonio Argüelles of Mexico City gave a special gift to the Spirit Orcas of British Columbia - that caught them by surprise.
María Paula Martínez Jáuregui-Lorda (@maripomartini) is a Mexican documentary photographer and videographer who produces a 34-minute documentary on the two-way crossing attempt of Antonio Argüelles.
Tonight at 7:00 pm Pacific Time, the first live session of the Pacific Masters Virtual Clinic as part of the WOWSA Coaches Education Program will be held
https://youtu.be/7Njc8D0jGuM Antonio Argüelles crossed the 35 km North Channel in 2017 in 14 hours 37 minutes at the age of 58, courtesy of Pablo Argüelles Cattori Argüelles was voted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in 2014.Argüelles was awarded the Premio Nacional del Deporte 2009 (National Sports Award) by
Guillermo Echevarría Pérez, a two-time Mexican Olympic distance swimmer, passed away today at the age of 73. Echevarría competed in both the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games at the age of 16 and in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games at the age of 20. He briefly held the world record in the 1500 meter
freestyle, breaking Olympic champion Mike
Antonio Argüelles talks about his successful solo crossing of the English Channel and how a tiny stone caused his double crossing attempt to end unexpectedly in a film by María Paula Martínez.
A channel swimming expedition that has never officially been done before: Chinchorro.
Mexican channel swimmer Antonio Argüelles attempted a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in July, but fell short by a few miles after 23 hours and a gallstone.
