100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach. The World Open Water Swimming Association offers a list of 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know. Its coaches will share this information and tidbits with newbies and veterans at its upcoming Open Water Summit in Redondo Beach in Southern California on October 4th -
GPS mapping courtesy of MSF Tracks. Open water swimmers have the benefit of all kinds of global positioning systems and tools: Suunto Ambit3 Sport GPS watch, FINIS Hydro Tracker GPS, Garmin Forerunner 310XT, IOLITE GPS-enabled swim goggles, and myriad other devices. But GPS has not been around too long in the open water swimming world. We want to figure
IOC Confirms Odaiba Marine Park For Olympic 10K Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Odaiba Marine Park near the heart of Tokyo as its open water swimming venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Similar to the Serpentine at the 2012 London Olympics, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will
Goggles That Guide You In The Open Water: IOLITE Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eons ago, the Vikings were extraordinarily skilled navigators in the harsh oceanic conditions. According to ancient lore, the Vikings used a magical stone that could pinpoint the sun despite heavy cloud cover, allowing them to navigate in otherwise
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When swimming from Jersey to France like other channel crossings around the world, there are several things that go behind the scenes other than the athlete's preparation and logistics around their window. The swim coordinator, Charlie Gravett, contacts the Prefecture Marine Manche Mer du Nord to inform the
Photography courtesy of Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography, California. Andrew Gemmell is considered a genius in the open water swimming world with a navigational IQ that is off the charts. The 2012 Olympian's choice of direction in every condition during every race is calculated internally by his own cranial GPS, but his courses are set like he has a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympic open water swimming debuted in a rowing basin in Beijing and was then showcased in the equally calm Serpentine in London. Next the Olympic 10 km marathon swim will be held in potentially rough water in Copacabana Beach during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Next will come the high-tech Summer Olympic
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers often wear transponders when competing in professional marathon races and other open water swimming competitions around the world. The transponders are often worn on their wrists when there is an in-the-water finish and other times worn on their ankles when there is an on-the-shore
Some people are naturally shy. Others are extroverts. Some swimmers love to communicate via the social media. Others keep to themselves. In the previous century among a much smaller community, people attempted all kinds of open water swims and participated in all types of races around the world. Some were successful; others were not. But now in the
There have been many couples who have graced the sport of open water swimming: * Audrey and Ray Scott * Valerie and Roger Parsons * Penny and Chris Palfrey * Esther Nuñez and Damian Blaum * Angela Maurer and Nikolai Evseev * Laura and Michael Miller * Sally Anne Minty-Gravett and Charlie Gravett * Pilar Geijo, Diego Tricarico * Michelle Evans-Chase and
