Sarah Thomas, the most celebrated marathon and channel swimmer in modern times, was recently inducted into the Colorado Swimming Hall of Fame. Bill Heiss, another great swimmer from Colorado, was similarly honored in 2016. Heiss, who currently lives in Casper, Wyoming with his wife, shares his love and success in swimming with his two children, Kristen
Sarah Thomas, the most celebrated marathon and channel swimmer in modern times, was recently inducted into the Colorado Swimming Hall of Fame. Thomas says, "It's always such an honor to be included with a diverse group of water-loving humans - generally, my favorite type of people." Courtesy of Sarah Thomas Facebook page - learn more here The Colorado
When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977 Courtesy of President Gilles Potvin, Vice President Claudio Plit, and Secretary Dennis Matuch, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. John Kinsella, whose nickname was The Machine, dominated the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in the late 1970's. In 1977, Kinsella
Over the course of the 40 editions of the 57 km (35-mile) Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda in Argentina, there have been 21 winners in the 57 km (35-mile) race in the Coronda River…and 17 times it has been won by a swimmer from Argentina. From Carlos Larriera (1961, 1962) to Horacio Iglesias (1965, 1967, 1970), Claudio Plit (1974, 1975,
Gilles Potvin, Still Passionate 71 Years Into It Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gilles Potvin, now 71, has all kinds of recollections from years past. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honouree competed in and completed seven 24 Heures La Tuque swims that required him to compete from around and around the perimeter in
Older generations often tell younger people of the tremendous trials and tribulations of their youth and how much more difficult it was "back then" compared with contemporary times. Younger people tend to brush off the difficulties that older generations faced, believing that their stories and situations are exaggerated. In the case of the 24 Heures La
Way back in August 1978, John Kinsella left Niagara-on-the-Lake, west of Niagara Falls, on an overnight swim to Toronto across Lake Ontario during the US$50,000 Pepsi Challenge Marathon Swim. From the United States to Canada through a stormy Lake Ontario, the 31.55-mile (50.7 km) pro race was not an easy one. Nine elite swimmers left the shores of America
