Flathead Lake Open Water Virtual Triple Crown
Mark Johnston organizes the Flathead Lake Open Water Virtual Triple Crown that includes the 24.1 km Chasing the Grizzly, 45 km Taming the Monster, and 128.7 km Conquering the Beast in Montana.
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Lockdown Swimming Around The World
Lockdown Swimming Around The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Cape Town, South Africa and Flathead Lake, Montana. Open water swimmers are flexible, adaptable, and creative. If the water gets rougher or colder, they adapt and swim on. If the currents and tides gets stronger and flows in the opposite direction, they adapt to the situation both mentally and
Chasing The Grizzly
Courtesy of Mark Johnston, a swimmer follows in some big paw prints across Flathead Lake, Montana. Over Labor Day weekend in 2010, a four-year-old female grizzly bear swam a remarkable 15 miles across Flathead Lake in northwest Montana. Although known to be capable swimmers, grizzly bears don’t often come across lakes as large as Flathead in their
Polson Bay’s Water Daze
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Polson Bay makes up southern end of Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, the largest natural fresh water lake west of the Mississippi. Tucked away over 1,000 miles away from well-known open water swimming venues like Coney Island, New York and Aquatic Park in California, this little-known lake has become a
3 Nations Take Part In Lakeside Lighthouse Loop
Courtesy of Mark Johnston of Lake Monsters, Montana. Flathead Lake, the largest natural fresh water lake west of the Mississippi, was the setting for the inaugural Lakeside Lighthouse Loop on July 12th where 25 swimmers from the United States, Canada, and Belgium swam in either the 1.4-mile “Lighthouse Loop” or the 2.4-mile Ironman Loop. “The course
Enduring Waves Continues For Isabella
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Enduring Waves for Isabella is another charity swim by Emily von Jentzen. The attorney and ultra-swimmer from Montana who raises money for children with special medical conditions does her events in Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western part of the United States. This year's
Lake Monsters Offer Lakeside Lighthouse Loop
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Montana, known as the Big Sky Country, offers some excellent blue water open water swims. The LAKE Monsters and Mission Valley Aquatics are hosting the inaugural Lakeside Lighthouse Loop, a two-race open water competition held on the western shore of Flathead Lake on July 12th. Two courses are offered: a
Clean Crossing At Water Daze In Montana
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Montana or the Big Sky Country offers some excellent blue water open water swims. The LAKE Monsters and Mission Valley Aquatics are hosting the 12th annual Water Daze on the southern shore of Flathead Lake in Montana. The 1.1-mile point-to-point crossing of Polson Bay is held on August 2nd. At 28
Go With The FLOW In Flathead Lake
Mark Johnston recently relocated from Denver, Colorado to Polson, Montana to help open a new aquatic center that sits next to Flathead Lake, the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi River. He and his wife wasted no time and got into the flow of combining the joys and challenges of pool and open water swimming. "Our mission is to develop both
