Jessica Evans, Samoa Events Swimmer Of 2019 Courtesy of Seti Afoa, Samoa. Australian Jessica Evans of Brisbane is training for an unprecedented 4-day stage swim around Moreton Island in her native Queensland next March. Her charity swim is called the Black Dog Lap that will benefit the Black Dog Institute. She has prepared by swimming very well in
Unprecedented Pitcairn - Alex Kostich's Circumnavigation Courtesy of Alex Kostich, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean. Sometime between April 2nd and 9th, Alex Kostich will attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate Pitcairn Island in a non-stop unassisted solo swim. Kostich explains his goal, "Pitcairn is the least populous and most remote
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich, a Vice President at Sony Pictures Studios, leads an idyllic lifestyle as he travels from the South Pacific to the Caribbean Sea with many stops between participating in hundreds of open water swimming events over his two-decade career. One of the most unique events that he participates in is
Around Around He Goes, Alex Kostich Does Bora Bora Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Alex Kostich is one of those people who make Hollywood come alive. As a Vice President at Sony Pictures Studios, he develops the creative advertising and marketing campaigns for feature films distributed globally by Sony
Of some of the world’s best vacation islands, several have established open water swims: Bali in Indonesia, Maui in Hawaii, Jamaica in the Caribbean, Hvar in Croatia, and Aruba off Venezuela offer open water swims, short and far, fitness and competitive. Others such as Boracay in the Philippines, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Anguilla in the northern
If you ever wanted to swim in an atoll, head to Bora Bora.The Bora Bora Liquid Festival is a 7-day celebration of sports and ocean-based endurance events taking place on Bora Bora, Polynesia’s most beautiful island atoll.Race director Stephan Lambert, the event has grown since 2000 into an open water celebration of sporting excellence and Tahitian culture.
