Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is a long history of open water swimming in the New York Finger Lakes. But last year Bridgette Hobart brought it to the attention of contemporary swimmers and energized the local community when she completed the Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge (or The 5 Majors & The 4 Minors Swimming for a
Courtesy of Merle Liivand, Swimera, Estonia. Many open water swimmers have to balance their work, family and training in a carefully maintained schedule that would exhaust most people. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko and Antonio Argüelles are examples of two hard-working marathon swimmers who can navigate a fine balance between all of their corporate
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel & Marina on the shores of Windermere, England was the host venue for the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Awards, presented in partnership with Chillswim. United Nations Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh was the guest of honor at the WOWSA Awards dinner who also
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The cover of this month's Open Water Swimming Magazine celebrates the 2015 WOWSA Award winners. Antonio Argüelles DÃaz-González, Bridgette Hobart Janeczko, Andrea Fazio, and the World Ice Swimming Championships in Murmansk, Russia are featured and will be honored on the Big Chillswim Winter Swimming Gala
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Lake District has long attracted swimmers from around the world to its water, some attempting cross-lake swims. But as the decades has passed, two new phenomena have emerged. Firstly, tens of thousands of people who have started to participate in the mile lake swims. The swimmers are individuals of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko was honored as the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. And rightly so. Not only was the business owner and race director active on dryland throughout the State of New York, but she was also relentless in the open water, both locally and internationally, and raised
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko became the 102nd person in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with her 13 hour 28 minute crossing of the English Channel yesterday. It came after her disappointing attempt in early July when jellyfish got the better of her. "Before my blanket of jellyfish
Courtesy of Bridgette Hobart-Janeczko at Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey. John Sowa and Jeff Stuart helped guide young newcomers to the sport of open water swimming at the 100 meter 12& Under kid's swim at the Lake Hopatcong Open Water Swim Festival, an annual charity swim to benefit several animal rescue and K-9 charities. Copyright © 2014 by World Open
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Lake Hopatcong Open Water Swim Festival is an annual charity swim held in Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey in September to benefit several animal rescue and K-9 charities including the Southern Tier Police Canine Association, 11th Hour Rescue, Father John's Animal House and the Jefferson Township Animal
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Lake Hopatcong Open Water Swim Festival is an annual charity swim in September to benefit several animal rescue and K-9 charities including the Southern Tier Police Canine Association, 11th Hour Rescue, Father John's Animal House, and the Jefferson Township Animal Pound. Race director Bridgette
