At Fort Myers Beach in Florida this weekend, USA Swimming will hold its Open Water Swimming National and Junior Championships and selection meet, but two-time Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky is not competing.
Americans In South Korea Courtesy of WOWSA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Yeosu, South Korea. The coaches of the American swimmers competing at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Yeosu, South Korea will be very familiar with the swimmers of the team. Catherine Kase of USC will serve as the head coach of Team USA and is the coach of Haley Anderson. David
Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine, Biscayne Bay, Florida. David Heron has competed in the 5 km and 25 km races at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships (finishing 10th in both races) and the 5 km race at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships (finishing 6th). But this July, he will represent the USA for the first time in the 10 km race - where
Lots Of Action In Swim Miami Courtesy of WOWSA, Miami Marine Stadium, Florida. Jonathan Strauss, one of the 101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water Swimming World, has been running the Swim Miami event for many years. He recently added The Swim Series, 3 events including the Swim Fort Lauderdale, Swim Miami and the Swim Miami Beach in south Florida -
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. USA Swimming has a large and growing number of world-class competitive open water swimmers as it puts more resources into the sport. The American team scored the most points at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships. The 12 members of the USA Swimming 2016-2017 Open Water National Team is headlined by
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It only seemed a matter of time and focus for the USA Swimming to win the FINA Open Water Championships Trophy. For a country with the most number of open water swimming events, largest number of competitive swimmers, thousands of miles of coastlines and lakes, and a history of Olympic pool swimming
Will University Of Tennessee Distance Guys Go 1-2 In 25K? Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Does USA Swimming and University Of Tennessee coach Tyler Fenwick know something about Saturday's 25 km marathon swim at the 2015 FINA World Championship that others do not know about? Perhaps. He certainly has a strategic plan in place. Fenwick
Photo of David Heron (silver medal on left) and Chip Peterson (gold medal on right) by Al Bello/Getty Images. Charles 'Chip' Peterson had a great start to his open water swimming career at the age of 18 when he won his first world 10 km championship in Montreal, Canada. But a series of illnesses set him back over the intervening years. His career was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Meyer and David Heron train with each other every day. They race and push each other twice a day: the older competitor from New York, the younger one from California. But they both found their way to the University of Tennessee where they train together under taskmaster and renowned distance coach
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was not so long ago when American pool swimming coaches believed that open water swimming was detrimental to one's (pool swimming) career. The coaches - from elite Olympic veterans to young age-group newcomers - thought that swimming in oceans, lakes, rivers and seas was the kiss of death for promising
