Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The Swim 22 Team included Jen Schumacher, Michael Vovk, David Hartmire and Chris Dahowski. David Hartmire, Jen Schumacher, Chris Dahowski and Mike Vovk from left to right on the Southern California shoreline before their Swim 22 relay in October 2020 It was an audacious plan devised by
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Carol Sing on today's edition of WOWSA Live. Sing became the oldest woman in history at the age of 55 to swim across the Catalina Channel when in 1997. She also completed the Manhattan Island
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grace van der Byl became the third person in history to do a unique swimming + paddling double crossing of the Catalina Channel. The tough-nosed marathon swimmer turned paddle boarder completed Sunday's 32-mile Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race from Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach. The first person to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Daily News of Open Water Swimming reported that Grace van der Byl would be the first person to not only swim 20.2 miles across the Catalina Channel, but also paddle across the San Pedro Channel in the 32-mile Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race. This "double crossing" would be unprecedented and would seal
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Loretta Cox crossed the English Channel in 1995 and completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1997. The British swimmer from Westerham, Kent is now attempting to complete the circle and achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a September crossing of the Catalina Channel. As a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A swim out - paddle-out will be held at La Jolla Cove on June 28th for Janet Hill Lamott who passed away late last month. The long-time member of the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, Lamott was the then-oldest (at 61 years) woman to swim from one Hawaiian island to another (Lanai to Maui across the Maui Channel).
Even Morrison of the Marathon Swimmers Forum reported on the unprecedented and successful 6-way crossing of the Catalina Channel by Team FTD. For 61 hours 7 minutes, the team of Tina Neill, Kent Nicholas, Emily Evans, Forrest Nelson, Becky Jackman-Beeler, and Mike Mitchell took advantage of the relatively pleasant swimming conditions from Wednesday evening
They lose a night of sleep. They sometimes get seasick, hungry and cold. They stand at alert for hours on end. They sometimes make tough calls and are trained to provide an additional level of safety. And they do it willingly. They feel privileged and honored to do their part and help support a channel swimmer. Observers, those people who confirm
An experienced team with thousands of solo swimming miles under their caps set a new record today in the Pacific Ocean. The six-member team of Tina Neill (captain), Forrest Nelson, Emily Evans, Steve Lowe, Kent Nicholas, and Mike Mitchell set a new course record of 25 hours 48 minutes today off the coast of Southern California. The HTC Relay broke the
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
