Cold Half, Cold Plunge Ready to Start0 (0)
The 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim and the 1.5 km Cold Plunge will be held in Hong Kong on May 22.
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Cold Half, Cold Plunge Ready to Start
Doug Woodring Talks About Deplasticizing Open Water On WOWSA Live0 (0)
Doug Woodring Talks About Deplasticizing Open Water On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Hong Kong. Ocean advocate and race director Doug Woodring, a highly energetic 54-year-old American living in Hong Kong for decades, was recently inducted as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame the Class of 2020. He is among
2020 Cold Half And Cold Plunge In Hong Kong0 (0)
2020 Cold Half And Cold Plunge In Hong Kong Courtesy of Natalie Kwan. Photos courtesy of Cheung Ka Wai, Hong Kong. 40 solo and relay swimmers competed in the 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim course from Stanley to Deep Water Bay in Hong Kong today along with the 1.5 km Cold Plunge event. In addition to the local elite, swimmers from the United
Julie Newton Wins Overall Cold Half0 (0)
Julie Newton Wins Overall Cold Half Courtesy of Doug Woodring, Hong Kong. 36-year-old Julie Newton traveled from Singapore to brave the January weather and water in Hong Kong. She won the bioprene category (non-wetsuit) at the 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim from Stanley Main Beach to Deep Water Bay Beach for the second year in a row. The last
Cold Half Is A Hot Topic In Hong Kong0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "It was a great day [at the Cold Half in Hong Kong]," reported race director Doug Woodring. "We enjoyed incredibly good weather given that there was ice on the hills here last weekend for the first time in over 70 years. The course was fast with relatively little wind, waves or currents." The athletes
Hungarian Headlines Hong Kong0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On January 30th, Attila Mányoki, record holder of the Molokai Channel, will headline a group of 30 marathon swimmers at the 4th Cold Half in Hong Kong from Stanley to Deep Water Bay. Hungary's Mányoki is en route to achieving Ocean Seven and adding to his 200+ open water swimming competitions completed
From Hungary To Hong Kong, Swim With Attila Mányoki0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Attila Mányoki, a Hungarian swimmer who has completed 4 Oceans Seven channels, is hosting an open water swimming workshop at the Cold Half in Repulse Bay Beach in Hong Kong on January 31st. For more information, visit here. Mányoki has completed over 200 open water events around the globe, most over 25 km.
The Fortunate 30 In Hong Kong’s Cold Half0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Registration for the Cold Half race on January 30th 2016 is now open. "Solo spots are limited to 30 this year, so interested swimmers should send in their forms as early as possible," explains race founder and director Doug Woodring. "Swimmers can follow news and updates on our Facebook page." Copyright
2015 Cold Half0 (0)
Courtesy of Open Water Asia, Hong Kong. The 9th annual Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim will be held on October 10th in Hong Kong. The course offers 15 km of waves and wind. The event is primarily a 5-person relay event, but it is also open to soloists in for a challenge that must be accomplished within 6 hours. For more information and registration,
Blue Skins Swimming, Sylvia0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 44-year-old Sylvia Marino is a technology consultant from Mill Valley, California. After starting up swimming in her 30s, she has been swimming all over the world, from Utah to Boston, from Alcatraz to the English Channel, from Croatia to Turkey, always in skins. We asked her what got her started and what
