Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It all begins with the first stroke...or so it is said. But planning for a long swim or a triathlon begins even earlier. Usually over a coffee or a meal. Usually over someone's house or at a restaurant. Swimmers, friends and trusted advisers brainstorm about locations, swim directions, prevailing
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Salvatore Cimmono continues to push for equality and opportunities for individuals with disabilities through an innovative perspective of an open water swimming ambassador and disability spokesperson. He writes from Porto Taverna Beach in Sardinia, "People with disabilities should be able to have their
In a recent article, the venomous box jellyfish was mentioned. "…the box jellyfish, normally found in the Indo-Pacific, had migrated to the Florida Strait. Almost transparent, with 5,000 toxin-firing barbs on each 10-foot-long tentacle, the box jellyfish is particularly venomous…" Note entirely true according to jellyfish expert Dr. Angel Yanagihara.
Angel Yanagihara prepared a 4-minute video from clips that she recorded during the night of Diana Nyad's last swim in the Florida Straits. She recalls, "John Barlett's steady manner and calm bearing even under the worst of situations filled me with great confidence. It was an inspiration to see his resolve and increasing mastery of the swirling cauldron
John Bartlett, the chief navigator for Diana Nyad's Cuba-to-Florida attempts and crossing of 2013, unexpectedly and shockingly passed away 2 days ago. Bartlett took his role in planning, researching and charting Nyad's course extraordinarily seriously. He spent countless hours comparing information and forecasts from oceanographers and meteorologists with
Chloë McCardel will announce a new way to fight box jellyfish
The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (CCSF) updated its archives after a rigorous review of evidence that proved channel crossings over 50 years ago. In its February 2012 newsletter, Forrest Nelson and his colleagues on the CCSF board of directors announced their recent research met the exacting criteria of Catalina Channel crossings that the CCSF
