The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation offered its second observer training and orientation course in Long Beach, California
The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation is having a banner year of soloists and relay swimmers completing 32.3 km crossings across the Catalina Channel after a year of non-activity, but the shipping situation near and in the Catalina Channel are in unprecedented turmoil.
Applications for Catalina Channel crossing attempts are being accepted once again after the year-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Swimming out of your comfort zone is what great swimmers have done and understood around the world
Have Fun, Be Safe, Live The Adventure Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. San Francisco open water swimmer Jamie Patrick accepted his 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award on the Queen Mary at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. His words ring as true today as they did when he spoke
Cancelled: Catalina Channel Crossings For 2020 Courtesy of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. Forrest Nelson, David Clark, Don Van Cleve, Paula Selby, Becky Jackman, Carol Sing, and John York, members of the Board of Directors of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, announced the cancellation of the 2020 Catalina
Antonio Argüelles Readies For A Double With A Two-Way Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles Díaz González, Catalina Channel, California. Antonio Argüelles Díaz González of Mexico took 24 hours 17 minutes 49 seconds to tie Hank Wise, Jesus Samuel Neri Gutierrez, John York and Tina Neill as the only people to swim at least 6 times across the Catalina Channel. But
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Forrest Nelson does his swims quietly and under the cloak of darkness. But when he does his swims, it is always a major effort. Similar to his Mexican counterpart Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, Nelson is a Renaissance Man in the marathon swimming world. Newly voted in the International Marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce the following honourees of its Class of 2014: Honour Swimmers: * Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González (Mexico) * Forrest Nelson (U.S.A.) * Martin Strel (Slovenia) Honour Administrator: * Marty Veen (Netherlands) Honour
