Paul Ellercamp was a pioneer and visionary in the open water swimming world. In the previous century, he started www.oceanswims.com, and grew it to become the world's leading online destination site for ocean swimming. Ellercamp's legacy will live on, but www.oceanswims.com is now in the able hands of Andre Slade, another ocean aquapreneur from
Jamal Hill Heading To Newport Beach Courtesy of John Duarte, Newport Beach, California. Jamal Hill of Inglewood, California struggles with the degenerative disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth - but not much else. The personable aquapreneur is a member of the USA Paralympic Swim Team and is looking forward to competing in the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris
Swimming Up Hill To Go Places Courtesy of John Duarte, California. Jamal Hill of Inglewood, California struggles with the degenerative disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth - but not much else. Filmmaker John Duarte discussed Hill, "Jamal, a Paralympic swimmer from Inglewood, California has blazed through boundaries. Once fully paralyzed from the neck down, and
Terence Bell, Pioneer Around Kaua’i, Looking For Swim Buddies Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaua’i, Hawaii. Terence Bell, an Australian aquapreneur who is starting a 14-day stage swim on July 1st to circumnavigate the 160 km around the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i next month is looking for swim buddies. “We’ll launch from Nawiliwili and go south, southwest. I’d like
The Roads Crossed By Régent Lacoursière Photos of Régent Lacoursière with Johnny Weissmuller and Abdul Latif Abou-Heif, Esther Williams, Michael Phelps, Muhammad Ali, and Mark Spitz. Régent "Johnny" Lacoursière is a personable swimmer, passionate coach and creative aquapreneur who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1978 as
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Ivan Enderica Ochoa and Samantha Arevalo both represented their native Ecuador well at the recent Olympic 10 km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, there was another swimmer who represented her country at such a high level for the first time. Merle Liivand made Estonian open
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers occasionally talk about sharks and jellyfish, cold water and currents. But those with long hair know a more frequent, but understated, problem occurs with swimming long distances: tangled hair that becomes matted under a swim cap and can become damaged by pool chemicals over time. "As
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patrick Winkler is always ahead of the game. When the creative aquapreneur launched the SWIM Channel Magazine in 2010, his focus on the Brazilian aquatics market, including over 200 open water swims throughout the country, was boosted by his online presence and radio programs. By 2012, The SWIM Channel was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Karen Smidt-Allard is one sharp aquapreneur with a clear vision of what products are necessary and desirable by swimmers and triathletes. Her original Foggle product, a popular anti-fog cleaning towelette sold by SBR Sports, is now rebranded as FOGGIES. FOGGLE was nominated for the 2012 World Open Water
You and every open water swimmer is part of a global trend, a universal movement, an international craze. Whether you are a pool swimmer looking for something different, a triathlete or a die-hard open water swimmer, you are part of the fastest and most profound change in the history of aquatics. Events are being started faster than any one governing body
