Simon Griffiths Explains 'Just Doing It' On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Former engineer and competitive swimmer Simon Griffiths is the publisher and founder of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine - the signature publication in the open water swimming world. Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Photos courtesy of USA Today at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Associated Press at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Of all the Olympic sports, swimmers are generally considered among the most educated, genial and cordial of all athletes. Many open water swimmers, including several Olympic marathon swimmers, have advanced degrees and doctorates. Swimmers, with few
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Cassandra Patten of Great Britain raced in the finals of both the 800m freestyle in the pool and the 10 km marathon swim in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, winning a bronze medal. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ous Mellouli of Tunisia raced in the finals of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Henley Swim will offer its Open Water Show on July 12th together with its point-to-point Henley Mile in the Henley Regatta venue. The Open Water Show is free and will feature an exhibition with seminars and a chance to meet motivational speakers and professional coaches as well as 2008 Olympic 10K
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sharon Van Rouwendaal earned her way onto the podium 3 times at the 2014 European Championships this past summer for her open water swimming exploits. With 2 gold medals in the 10 km and 5 km team pursuit, she also earned a silver in the 5 km race to emerge as one of the leading and promising open water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Colin Hill of Chillswim spoke about the explosive growth of open water swimming in the United Kingdom today at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. He spoke about the former generations of open water swimming when it meant "Kevin Murphy was greasing up, lidos, the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Following the success of their first Charity Channel Challenge in 2013, the Friends of Bude Sea Pool (FoBSP) are hosting a second event on October 4th. Relay teams will take the plunge into sparkling sea water swimming their chosen distance – a mile or more. Their aim is to complete 22 miles in the water
Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association. The World Open Water Swimming Association offers a series of talks about open water swimming. One series includes Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History. The Ilchenko is one of the few terms in the open water swimming world that is named specifically after an individual. And what an individual that
