Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The World Open Water Swimming Association publishes a list of 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know. WOWSA also offers a list with the opposite kind of information: 50 Things An Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do.
These recommendations range from simple acts to major infractions of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Petar Stoychev is the epitome of how truly flexible and amazingly adaptable open water swimmers are. Not only did Stoychev win the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China in incredibly warm and miserably humid conditions (over 31°C or 88°F+), but he is also one of today's pre-race favorites at the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Neda el Món reported that only 5 out of 40 participants were able to finish the 22.3 km Illes Formigues - Illes Medes Swim in Spain. But only Rory Fitzgerald, a British ice swimmer, was able to complete the swim sans wetsuit. Fitzgerald completed the swim in 11 hours 27 minutes. "That was tough; [it was]
Gary Workman Lives Up To His Name Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Workman has a fan base at the finish of the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest. His son was on an Oru Kayak and his daughters and friends were on shore, cheering away. "We were so excited," said Laura (15 on left) and Sarah (18 on right of dad above). "We
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There will be a gathering of the tribe of South African open water swimmers in Jeffreys Bay on July 12th as part of the Jeffreys Bay WinterFest. "Some of the big guns in the sport are busy preparing to swim the 7.5K JBay Cold Water Swim Classic," explains butterflyer Brenton Williams. The swim, presented
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Other than the world-famous Aquatic Park in California, there is arguably no more hallowed venue in the open water swimming community on the West Coast of America than La Jolla Cove. The 439 miles (706 km) of California shoreline between La Jolla Cove near San Diego and Aquatic Park in San Francisco
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The current water temperature in the Lake District's Windermere was measured at 17.1ºC this morning. The elite athletes at this weekend's Great North Swim were informed of the possibility of a traditional neoprene race becoming a non-wetsuit race. The final decision will be taken on Sunday, in the morning
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are probably few people on Earth more comfortable in the open water and its denizens of the deep than Erin Bakey Brown. The 45-year-old recently completed the Alcatraz Sharkfest in the bioprene division, although for work she is occasionally wrapped in neoprene. The aquatic mammal trainer is a former
Check out photos of Ireland's Ned Denison and over 50 competitors at the Cold Half marathon swim in Hong Kong here. While competitors wore jackets on land and wetsuits in the water, Denison stood comfortably tall in short sleeve shirts on land and swam controlled in his au naturale bioprene in the water. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming
Matt Drew is a 40-year-old open water swimmer from Glasgow, Scotland. He has completed an English Channel relay and an end-to-end swim across Coniston Water as well as participated in the Scottish Gas Scottish Open Water Swimming Championships, Scottish Masters and the Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association mile swim. "I love swimming in the lochs and
