Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson. Steve Ovett vs. Sebastian Coe. Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal. Andy Irons vs. Kelly Slater. Great rivalries in sports showcase intense competition between focused, committed athletes often competing for something larger than
Ned Denison came up with an interesting new concept for the open water swimming world: a series of swims from former isolated prison islands where convicts have given way to open water swimmers. Ned compiled a list of the swimmers who have currently completed the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims (or Triple Break for completing the Robben Island +
Gary Emich, a well-traveled swimmer, coach, author and open water swimming ambassador, is now up to 853 swims to and from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. "My goal is to reach 1,000 Alcatraz Island crossing on June 11th in 2013 which will be the 51st anniversary of the Frank Morris and Anglin Brothers Escape." Each and every one of his crossing is
Many open water swimmers are self-motivated, either by nature or necessity. They head towards the coast or shoreline alone, stretch a bit and swim along the shoreline, out to certain points, around a pier or towards a jetty. There are others, either by choice or opportunity, who train with a swim buddy or a coach, either walking onshore or traveling
Aquapreneur Gary Emich's Alcatraz Log will be officially presented and gifted to the archives of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Emich, author of Open Water Swimming - Lessons from Alcatraz with Joe Oaks, knows this subject first-hand with over 750 individual swims to and from Alcatraz Island in the
The World Open Water Swimming Association was privy to the tremendously detailed log that Gary Emich has compiled of his 761 solo swims to and from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. It is impressive. Extremely impressive. His log - presented in an Excel spreadsheet - provides information on each and every Alcatraz swim he has ever done - in order
Simon Murie, founder of SwimTrek teamed up with Gary Emich, known as Mr. Alcatraz, down south in the tropically warm waters of Baja California for a new SwimTrek in Mexico."Based in the tranquil and stunning Sea of Cortez off Baja's eastern coast, this trip is bound to be one of our most popular.""Each day, we swim underneath rocky cliffs, past beautiful
Gary Emich of San Francisco announced the inaugural Baykeeper TransBay Relay Benefit Swim.Baykeeper is the pollution watchdog for San Francisco Bay. Since 1989, Baykeeper has been holding polluters accountable and strengthening clean water laws for the benefit of the Bay's water quality, wildlife and recreational users. The 9-mile, 3-person Swim on
