Yuko Matsuzaki To Attempt World Record Yuko Matsuzaki To Swim All-Day Pace In Place Redondo Beach, California. Yuko Matsuzaki, a Japanese inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, loves swimming. Matsuzaki will attempt to break the world record for the Longest Continual Swim in an Endless Pool in Redondo Beach, California on October
Be Inspired, Be Motivated: Listen & Learn From Craig Dietz Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lincoln Sokolski of Whirley-Drink Works says, "At the end of the day, I believe most of us left with a new positive energy to be a better person, believing we can overcome challenges in life and reaching for higher achievements (whatever they may be).
Brian Meharg To Speak At WOWSA Ocean Fest In Redondo Beach Courtesy of Brian Meharg, Bangor, Ireland It is widely acknowledged that the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland is 35 km of the toughest water on Planet Earth for channel swimmers.  Lion's mane jellyfish, cold water between 9 - 12°C (48 - 54°F), and tidal flows are three primary
The Unsinkable Craig Dietz To Speak At WOWSA Ocean Fest Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lincoln Sokolski of Whirley-Drink Works says, "At the end of the day, I believe most of us left with a new positive energy to be a better person, believing we can overcome challenges in life and reaching for higher achievements (whatever they may be). Craig
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Visiting American swimmers Lexie Kelly, Craig Dietz, and Ashley Twichell were busy swimming back and forth across the Midmar Dam at today's opening day at the 44th aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Dietz was on his way to complete in the 8-mile Club while Kelly was
Photo courtesy of Phil White, Kingdom Games, Vermont. American swimmer Craig Dietz will return to participate in the aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa once again. The Limbless Waterman was a guest swimmer in the past, but this year, the 42-year-old is stepping up his game. "I'll be swimming all 8 miles for the PinkDrive
Courtesy of Phil White, Kingdom Games, Vermont. When you organize dozens of events, you have the opportunity to meet hundreds of inspirational individuals of all ages and abilities. That is the position that Phil White finds himself year after year as the Director of the Kingdom Games and the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association. 2016 was a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Well-known open water swimmers, physicians and personalities have given TED Talks around the world over the years Ocean advocate Lewis Pugh, motivational speaker Diana Nyad, Olympic champion Maarten van der Weijden, swimming coach and hydro therapist Ori Sela, butterflyer and coach Vicki Keith, physician
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2017 Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) swim season includes the following events: * Son of a Swim on July 1st (2 miles, 4 miles, 6 miles)* Georgeville or Bust on July 15th (15 miles)* 9th annual Kingdom Swim on July 29th (25 km Border Buster, 10-mile WOWSA Championships, 10
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Craig Dietz, the 42-year-old Limbless Waterman who was born without arms or legs, will attempt his longest swim ever at the Kingdom Swim on July 30th: 6 miles. Dietz is an inspirational speaker whose passion is open water swimming. He swims on his back with a small fin attached to one of his leg stumps and
