Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If you want to be a channel swimmer, you do not always have to head over to England to join the English Channel fraternity. You do not have to attempt the Oceans Seven. There are plenty of channels - many relatively short and all with clear, warm waters with plenty of colorful saline in the Caribbean
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 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
