Courtesy of UPY and 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year Thomas Heckmann, Curaçao. What is so fascinating to the dryland world is not a surprise to many open water swimmers. Thomas Heckmann took photo of a shipwreck offshore of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea that he calls 'A Family Affair' because he was swimming with his daughter Maja at the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Iguana Open Water Swim will be held for the first time. The 1 km fun swim and 5 km competitive sea swim is located on Porto Mari Beach in Curaçao in the Dutch Caribbean on May 9th this week. For more information, contact Raoul Hooftman (vp-openwater@curacao-aquatics.org) or Elma Velgersdijk
Courtesy of Erwin Ruijsink, Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea. Curaçao is a beatiful Caribbean island with an emerging open water swimming community, both sea swimming and channel swimming. In addition to the charity event called the 2.7 km Swim for the Roses, the first Iguana Open Water Swim with a 1 km fun swim and a 5 km competitive swim will take place on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Erwin Ruijsink, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Netherlands Navy, finally realized his dream swim. "Today, I finally did my crossing from Klein Curaçao to Curaçao." Previously, Ruijsink had planned to attempt a tandem crossing together with André Nottelman and Niko Kluyver. The pair completed an
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Niko Kluyver and André Nottelman completed the first crossing between Klein Curaçao and Santa Barbara Beach on Curaçao in a 26.1 km tandem swim. "We had excellent assistance from the Dutch Koprs Mariniers (Marines) who provided a boat and pilots. We also had the benefit to have Gladwin de Lanoi as the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Niko Kluyver has led an extraordinarily interesting life. Born in Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea, he moved at an early age to Suriname on the northeastern coast of South America. A gifted swimmer and water polo player, he was recruited to swim in the American state of Washington as a high school student. He
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a small uninhabited island south-east of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea. Part of the country of Curaçao, it has an old lighthouse that oversees the gorgeous diving spots, coral reef, and underwater caves that encircle the island. Two Dutchmen are going to attempt
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a small uninhabited island south-east of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea. Part of the country of Curaçao, it has an old lighthouse that oversees the gorgeous diving spots, coral reef, and underwater caves that encircle the island. Amid the colorful fish and sea
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a small uninhabited island southeast of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea. Part of the country of Curaçao, it has an old lighthouse that oversees the gorgeous diving spots, coral reef, and underwater caves that encircle the island. Amid the colorful fish and sea
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. It is the largest and most populous of the three ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles. Its Swim for the Roses is part of a charity series of running, cycling and swimming events held every January where over 3,500 participants joined at least one
