The Colors Of Catalina Crossings Courtesy of Swim Long Beach, Catalina Channel, California. A guarantee during a Catalina Channel crossing is seeing a wide spectrum of colors. The colors of the sky and the water ranges from light blues in the middle of the day to a mixture of oranges, reds, purples, dark blues and inky black from sunset to sunrise before
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work: Neptune & Poseidon Courtesy of Katie Rowe, Catalina Channel, California. Swim Long Beach will be cheering on two separate tandem relays tonight across the 32.3 km Catalina Channel in Southern California. Hank Wise explained their strategy, "A tandem relay is tricky because you have to pace, pace, pace instead of race, race,
Courtesy of Hank Wise, Santa Catalina Island, California. 2-time solo Catalina Channel swimmer Hank Wise reflects on tonight's third channel attempt: "It's with continued curiosity, authenticity, and deep gratitude that I swim this Catalina Channel crossing. This will be my third swim across this 20-mile stretch, out in front. I leave at approximately
87 years ago today, Canadian George Young entered into the annals of open water swimming history. The Toronto teenager was the lone finisher out of 102 swimmers in the 1927 Wrigley Ocean Marathon Swim, a 20.2-mile traverse across the Catalina Channel in 15 hours 44 minutes. "We put a covering of graphite over the grease before I put on my bathing suit to
While the Channel Swimming Association was honoring its heroes and heroines of the 2012 season in the Dover Town Hall, their Pacific Ocean colleagues of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation were honoring its own champions at its annual banquet in San Pedro, California. The following swimmers and relays were officially ratified as members of the Catalina
Seal Beach Sea Monkey and Dawn Patrol member Chris Geer crossed the Catalina Channel in 9 hours 56 minutes and finished in the waiting arms of his family. His artistry across the channel is equaled by the marvelous website he has created to commemorate channel swimming and display his collection of vintage swimming photos. Prepare to be enthralled at
LONG BEACH, California. There is something about swimming in the early morning, just before the sun rises. There is unique tranquility in the air, a peaceful time before day breaks. Whether you are a swimmer in Melbourne, London, Barcelona, Okinawa, Sri Lanka or Long Beach, when the glorious rays of the sun pierce the darkness, life seems like a treasure.
