Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 185 swimmers from 7 countries and 29 American states will compete in the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West this Saturday beginning on Smathers Beach. Participants in the 12.5-mile endurance event will swim the circumference of the island individually or in teams of two or three. Nearly 100 swimmers will
Bill Welzien Goes For His Diamond Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Floridian Bill Welzien complete his #74th (20.1 km / 12.5-mile) circumnavigations around Key West on May 21st in 6 hours 52 minutes. He will go for his 75th Diamond Swim on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. "We have over 190 swimmers signed up to swim
Bill Welzien Accomplishes #73 Around Key West Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With Theodore Yach completing his Century Swim (100th crossing) across Robben Island earlier this year, and Kathie Hewko closing in on her own Century Swim across the Golden Gate Bridge, the global open water swimming community will gradually see more Century
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bill Welzien is the undisputed King of Key West. As of October 2015, Welzien has completed 72 circumnavigations of 12.5 miles (20.1 km) around Key West, Florida over the course of his lengthy career. "Our 40th annual Swim Around Key West is scheduled for June 4th. I hope on that day to complete #75,"
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in 2009, Bill Welzien, organizer of the annual Swim Around Key West, visited Israel and completed a one-way 10 hour 25 minute crossing of the 21 km (13-mile) Sea of Galilee. Next month, he will attempt a two-way crossing; this time swimming widthwise under the guidance of renowned Galilee escort pilot
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On September 4th, the King of Robben Island, Theodore Yach, and Avishug Turek became one of the handful of individuals in history who have successfully swum across the 22 km length of the Sea of Galilee. "The swim was a solidarity swim for Israel," explains Yach who normally challenges himself to
