Photo of alligator courtesy of experienced Florida open water swimmer Bob Luce. Bob Luce is one of the most experienced open water swimmers and kayakers in Florida where crocodiles live. He explains his experiences with the reptilian creatures, many of which he has photographed up close and personal. "The little crocodiles can be pretty snippy and are
Photo of crocodile courtesy of open water swimmer Bob Luce in Florida. The Miami Herald reported that two people were bitten by a 8-9 foot crocodile in Coral Gables, Florida while swimming in a neighborhood canal during a party around 2 am on Sunday. Jorge Pino, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation spokesman, reported that Alejandro Jimenez and Lisset
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bob Luce crossed the Maui Channel in May 1977 together with Bob Justman and Judy Collins in 6 hours 30 minutes. "I will say that the Maui Channel swim cured me of long distance swimming. I do swim 45 minutes ever day now though, but in a pool. The only two days I don't swim, I am kayaking on the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bob Justman, Judy Collins, and Bob Luce completed one of the early Maui Channel crossings when fewer than 10 people had completed the 9.6-mile crossing between the islands of Lanai and Maui in Hawaii. "I still have the album of photos from the swim that began at 7 am and ended at 1:30 am," recalls Justman,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Judy Collins is one of those rare individuals who are known for more than one great thing in the annals of open water swimming history. Collins was not only the first woman to swim from one Hawaiian island to another, but she was also instrumental in introducing open water swimming to millions of people
