Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Two German swimmers, Beatrix Eisel and Alexander Studzinski were in Hawaii to participate in the Maui Channel Swim and Waikiki Roughwater Swim, but their swims were preceded by a shoreline wedding and part of their honeymoon. They could not help but incorporate the ocean in their wedding. For years, the
Photo and results courtesy of Mike Lewis on behalf of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Honolulu, Hawaii. Pre-race favorite Becca Mann came through as the locals and media predicted, but Kareena Lee of Australia pushed her. The pair had finished within 3 seconds of each other less than 24 hours earlier when they both had competed in a tough 10 km marathon swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alexander Studzinski won the Great Scottish Swim, competing with 2,500 other open water swimmers in Loch Lomond yesterday. It was a fitting farewell to the German marathon swimmer who is now off with his fiancé Beatrix Eisel to Hawaii for their wedding before their Maui Channel Swim. Beatrix, a former
Olivier Ervyn, a Belgian who creates spectacular documentary photography, captured Alexander Studzinski trying to grab some hydration during the middle of the 2013 Faros Maratón in Croatia. Studzinski, the eventual winner of the 16 km marathon swim, spun over on his back too fast and missed a bit of his drink handed to him by his fiancée Beatrix
Olivier Ervyn, a Belgian who creates documentary photography, captured some great images at the 2013 Faros Maratón in Croatia. Alexander Studzinski, winner of the 16 km marathon swim, was fed by his fiancée Beatrix Eisel. Studzinski recalls this year's race under near perfect conditions, "It was a nice race. We enjoyed great weather. And I have the best
