Simon Griffiths Explains 'Just Doing It' On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Former engineer and competitive swimmer Simon Griffiths is the publisher and founder of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine - the signature publication in the open water swimming world. Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Can Early Morning Swimming Make You Rich? Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the latest issue of H2Open Magazine, publisher and passionate swimmer Simon Griffiths describes and offers different models for teaching school children in Great Britain (and elsewhere) how to swim so they are water-safe [read here]. Over the years, Griffiths
Courtesy of H2Open Magazine. Simon Griffiths, founder of H2Open Magazine, certainly talks the talk and walks the walk. He will swim 31 miles in 31 pools in the U.K. from February 25th to March 1st in a pretty intense charity stage swim. Griffiths is supported by a team from #TeamBETTER as a fund-raiser for Sport Relief with a goal to raise £9,000
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Why is it that first step in the water - whether in a chlorinated pool or saltwater venue - is so difficult? While some people simply and quickly walk into any open body of water or dive into any pool with ease, many swimmers take time to enter the water...no matter the temperatures or conditions. Of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Simon Griffiths of H2Open Magazine penned a thoughtful and introspective article on Why our choice of words matters to our fellow swimmers (see here). Griffiths explains in his article about how he reflected on the use of the term, disabled swimmer. "The preferred wording is 'swimmer with a disability' as
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are only so many pages in the H2Open Magazine and the ultimate decision-maker of what gets into each issues is Simon Griffiths, the chief editor and visionary behind the world's first open water swimming magazine. So when he decided to swim in the 12 km race at the Cala Montgó Swim Festival, race
The Open Water Swimming Show sponsored by H2Open Magazine on April 26th offers an expo, coaching sessions, presentations and an early season swim. "The Reading Lake Hotel is the perfect venue for the event offering clean, clear water for swimming and comfortable overnight accommodation for those that want to make a weekend of it," promotes H2Open
You know you are part of an emerging global force of swimmers if you... 1. first learned of open water swimming through Facebook or Twitter 2. bought your first pair of goggles and they were polarized 2. use the term hypoxic instead of lungbusters 3. have 3 different types of hand paddles, pull buoys and kickboards 5. measure time through your iPhone and
On the twelfth day of Christmas, | My coach sent to me | Twelve Tubs of Maxim | Eleven Pairs of Board Shorts | Ten Loads of Lanolin | Nine Tubes of Biodegradable Sunscreen | Eight Sets of Colorful Fundoshi | Seven Days at the Cork Distance Week | Six Boxes of Foggle Towelettes | Five Rite in The Rain Notebooks and a Pen | Five Pairs of Polarized Goggles |
H2Open Magazine yesterday announced that thanks to the support of Huub, Gone Swimming and Diabetes UK their iPad/Android app is now free to download and comes with a 16-page sample issue. H2Open Magazine is the world’s only magazine written exclusively for open water swimmers and covers everything from training for your first mile to tackling long-distance
