There are well-known open water swimming waterways around the world: Sandycove Island (Ireland), Strait of Messina (Sicily), Cape Town (South Africa), Dover Harbour (England), Seven Mile Beach (Grand Cayman), Copacabana Beach (Rio de Janeiro) and Aquatic Park (San Francisco). While there are well-known personalities in each of these venues volunteering
With Joseph Locke's attempt at swimming 30 miles (48 km) from the Golden Gate Bridge through the Red Triangle to the Great White Shark haven of the Farallon Islands in water that started at 51°F (10.5°C) and then fell to 47°F (8.3°C) as the air temperature hovered just over 41°F (5°C), the amount of cold-water acclimatization training necessary to complete
Zina Deretsky, Swimmer And Postcard Painter Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco Bay, California. Zina Deretsky, a science and medical illustrator by day, is also an open water swimmer and postcard painter. "I'm definitely no powerhouse swimmer. I just love to be out there, and I'm trying to extend the distances I swim bit by bit. I love all the different
