While channel swimmers like Hank Wise have been approached by lemon sharks during crossings of the Catalina Channel (see videos below), and swimmers like Gary Hall Jr. have had encounters with sharks in the Atlantic, it is rare that passersby of aquariums are also approached by lemon sharks. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Is it genetic or is it environmental? Is it nature or is it nurtured? Why is it that I think of sharks when I am swimming in the ocean, far from shore? What brings them to mind? What causes the thought to suddenly pop into my head? Alone with my thoughts with my head facing downwards, I occasionally ask myself, "What do I do if I see a shark? What do I
10-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr. is a huge fan and a passionate proponent of Billy Dutton. "Billy is accomplished in everything he does - and he does a lot. His recent jaunt is the Ride The Current project. Together with Mark Ward, it is an eco-friendly 354-mile (570km) surfing safari with a solar-powered Duffy that will generate awareness of the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the eyes of the sporting world are on the athletes at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the eyes of former Olympians are also zeroed in on the nail-biting races in London. If you want to see Olympic heroes and heroines of the past, head to London where hundreds of alumni of Olympics of years past gather.
Sports Illustrated Magazine once wrote, "...Ryan Lochte might be more known for his surfer's attitude and freak injuries than for his gold medals, but expect him to tear up the pool..." Sports Illustrated could not be more right after the first night of swimming competition when Lochte's years of intense training paid in a dominating gold-medal performance
World record holder Rebecca Soni has been very impressive since her Olympic successes in 2008. The 3-time Olympic medalist from Beijing qualified again for the 2012 USA Olympic Team in Omaha and is looking very good for continued Olympic success in London. While her fellow pool elite athletes were conserving energy and tapering for the high-pressure
BJ Bedford earned an Olympic gold...so did Gary Hall Jr....as did Ian Crocker...and Scott Goldblatt...and Gary Hall Sr....and Kaitlan Sandeno... They all will be at the 20th annual Flowers Sea Swim. As Crocker says, "This is the only open water swim that I do. It is wonderful event." Over 25% of the 860 entrants are flying in to the Cayman Islands from a
The Washington Post ran an interesting article about the training - or lack thereof - by Michael Phelps and how USA Swimming's Olympic coaches are reinventing the sport for their older elite stars.Amy Shipley of the Washington Post wrote that "as swimmers continue their professional careers well beyond college, the older generation is unable or unwilling to
