Steve Sutton and Steven Munatones Pioneer Palos Verdes Peninsula Swim
Steve Sutton and Steven Munatones completed the northward course of the 24.03 km Palos Verdes Peninsula Swim.
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On Course – Eventually – To The Olympic Marathon Swim
On Course - Eventually - To The Olympic Marathon Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Catalina Channel, California. When Commander C. Gerald Forsberg, OBE served as President of the British Long Distance Swimming Association and hosted the Windermere International Championships in England, he described how a small group of open water swimming enthusiasts met in
68th Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Plunge
68th Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Plunge Courtesy of Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears, Cabrillo Beach, California. Just before noon on New Year’s Day, the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears will crown its 2020 King and Queen who will lead the 68th annual Polar Bear Plunge for anyone who wishes to enter the expected sub-16°C ocean water. In 1953, John Olguin co-founded
The Kings And Queens Of Cabrillo Beach
John Olguin and Jack Cheaney co-founded the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Club in Southern California in 1953. The Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears is a club of open water swimmers who train at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, California near the finish of the Catalina Island channel crossings. The team annually hosts the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Swim on January 1st
Open Water Swimmer Jamming In California
Sunny skies, wide sandy beaches, Hollywood, Disneyland, skateboarders, and surfers. There are lots of different images that come to mind when Southern California is the topic. And one thing that Southern California - a land of 12+ million people - has in abundance from Santa Barbara to Orange County is an active swimming community. Pool swimmers, open
Catalina Channel Competitions Back In The Day
Back in 1984 and 1989, Penny Dean and John York, along with a number of other long-time marathon swimming enthusiasts under the auspices of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, organized a Cross Catalina Channel race together with USA Swimming. The August 20th 1984 event, called the USA Long Distance International Championships, was the first race
