Looking Forward For Pablo Fernández Álvarez And Nuala Moore Courtesy of WOWSA, Mount Everest, Nepal. Like the postponed and cancelled open water swimming events from Tokyo to Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pablo Fernández Álvarez and Nuala Moore [shown above] had to put their swimming goals temporarily on hold. As Fernández says from Spain,
A Childhood Dream Realized Courtesy of Endless Pools, Redondo Beach, California. After decades of fin swimming and professional marathon swimming, Yuko Matsuzaki finally achieved one of her childhood dreams: setting a Guinness World Record. She did it by swimming 24 hours in an Endless Pool in Redondo Beach, California at the WOWSA Ocean Fest. Matsuzaki
Courtesy of WOWSA Ocean Fest, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. Yuko Matsuzaki asked, "Do you see the sea lions?" "I only see three," answered Steven Munatones. "No, there are four," answered the 57-year-old Japanese swimmer who was on her way to set a Guinness World Record for time spent swimming in an Endless Pool. Matsuzaki was hallucinating
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. People of all ages, abilities and backgrounds participate in open water swimming for many reasons. You swim because it might be a hot summer day...or you want to become more fit or tone...or you are a competitive swimmer...or you are a lifeguard or a triathlete. No matter if you are a hard-core marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Endless Pool exhibited its product on the West Coast of America with elite swimmers Megan Rankin and Lexie Kelly, curious conference attendees looked upon the young women swim effortlessly against the oncoming jet stream. Attendees would touch the warm water, and ask how they could use the product
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When we think of swimmers with great kicking ability throughout open water swimming history, we automatically think of swimmers like Greta Andersen, Larisa Ilchenko and Jordan Wilimovsky. These swimmers always have great body position and always remain streamlined and balanced in the water, whether it was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Endless Pools are extremely useful, compact, free-standing pools with swim current generators that enable swimming in place. The pools can be used year-round and in locations (e.g., homes and training centers) where a normal size swimming pools may not be practical. The Endless Pools come in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Watching a swimmer take stroke after stroke can be a bit boring. Watching a swimmer take stroke after stroke while in place and training in an Endless Pool can be incredibly tedious. But somehow Jamie Patrick and FINIS can make such training into entertainment. Over 1,500 unique visitors watched Patrick
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are pockets of greatness in the open water swimming world. These locations are like an oasis, a watering hole of outstanding open water swimmers. From Melbourne and Sydney to La Jolla and Aquatic Park, from Messina to Sandycove, from the Serpentine to Dover, from Hong Kong to Rio de Janeiro, these
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For those open water swimmers in northern climes, preparation for cold-water swims is a natural. The year-round availability of cold water enables year-round training and the acclimatization process to ensure hardening. However, without easy access to cold water year-round, marathon swimmers who attempt
