Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. USA Swimming has a large and growing number of world-class competitive open water swimmers as it puts more resources into the sport. The American team scored the most points at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships. The 12 members of the USA Swimming 2016-2017 Open Water National Team is headlined by
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How the elite athletes put on their final kick during 1 km, 5 km, 10 km or 25 km races becomes readily apparent when you observe them workout in a pool. Their speed, tenacity and mental focus are inspirational. All were very apparent when great open water swimmers like Jordan Wilimovsky, Brendan Casey and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympian and 10 km world champion Jordan Wilimovsky [shown with his mother Wendy] handily won today's RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay. But his road to the world championship and RCP Tiburon Mile title was one of steady progression and passion. "He was not the best swimmer when he was young,"
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympian Andrew Gemmell pulled out another impressive 10 km marathon swim win in Hawaii at the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at Ulua Beach on Maui. Like his most recent victory at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Southern California in June, Gemmell pulled away
Brilliant Pacing, Positioning At USA National Championships Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Team Santa Monica's Jordan Wilimovsky pulled all kinds of brilliant maneuvers and tactics during a very strategic race at today's USA Swimming 10 km National Open Water Swimming Championships today. Together with his coach Dave Kelsheimer and
This year was the most competitive race of the 21 years of the Flowers Sea Swim history. With Joey Pedraza trying to avenge his second-place finish in 2012, the Florida resident played his cards right in 2013. But he ran into a young contingent from Team Santa Monica, led by Jordan Wilimovsky, Brendan Casey, and Scott Simmer. The quartet shot out right
Liliana Casso (17) and Brendan Casey (15), both of Team Santa Monica, won the 3-mile races at the 43rd annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim in the hometown of Lynne Cox. The two young teammates experienced wide water temperature differences in the course that was framed by Santa Catalina Island in the background. They will both represent the United States
