Courtesy of Nick Wooler, Monterey Bay, California. Frank Reynolds of Tustin, California left a legacy in business, philanthropy and aquatics that is hard to match. His children and his grandchildren have long been successful on the national level in pool swimming, water polo and open water swimming. Two of his grandchildren Frank Reynolds Jr. and Paul
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Five men will attempt a tough relay crossing of cold, jellyfish-strewn Monterey Bay and will set off in the early morning of August 22nd. Three members of the team, Paul Reynolds, Frank Reynolds and Thomas Dietrich have been key members of NCAA water polo team championships at University of California
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. He swam and swam and swam. He was not about to give up. He swam even more after the tidal flow started to push him away from shore. He swam as his body temperature steadily decreased. He swam as his legs gave out and his hips were low in the water. But Frank Reynolds never gave up. Back in 1986,
Who said this and what was being referred to? "...the greatest lesson to be learned which I have always felt, is the value of safety and preparedness. The ocean is an unpredictable environment with so many elements out of your control. But at the same time, there are many variables in our control that we can use to decrease the risks that we take. Most of
With the NYC Swim solo application deadline approaching on November 1st, it was interesting to learn the total number of times Manhattan Island has been successfully circumnavigated by solo swimmers since the island was first conquered.A total of 694 swims, including doubles and triples, have been completed since 1915.51 of these swimmers are members of the
