Steven Minaglia offers a variety of information and guidance for crossing channels in the State of Hawaii, specifically between Maui, Lanai and Molokai
Linda Kaiser And Mike Spalding On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from September 2010) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Linda Kaiser and fellow channel swimmer from Maui Mike Spalding talk about channel
Say Aloha To This Year's Waikiki Roughwater Swim Courtesy of Stefan Reinke, Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee, Oahu. Similar to tens of thousands of open water swims around the world in hundreds of countries in lakes, bays, rivers, lakes, seas and oceans, the 2020 Waikiki Roughwater Swim was cancelled this year. The Waikiki Roughwater Inc Swim Committee
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. British channel swimming icon and journalist Kevin Murphy has proven himself in the media and in the world's waterways as a marathon swimmer over the last several decades. A young 22-year-old from the University of Southern California, Becca Mann is displaying similar talents with a published
COVID-19's Impact On Channel Swimming In Hawaii Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Oahu-Molokai, Hawaii. With the global coronavirus pandemic surging, the number of confirmed cases in United States is now greater than any other country in the world (86,012). See data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center here. But hope reigns. Jeff Kozlovich, the
Swimming Across The Big Blue Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Kahoolawe, Hawaii. The Kealaikahiki Channel is a body of water between the islands of Kahoolawe to Lanai in the state of Hawaii. It is rarely crossed. Captain Sidney Akiona escorted software engineer Quinn Carver (10 hours 24 minutes) and retired U.S. Air Force pararescueman Bill Goding (10 hours 44
Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel Courtesy of Matt Buckman and Florin Tomos finishing on Niu Peninsula on Oahu after a, Molokai Channel crossing in Hawaii. Florin Tomos is a 35-year-old Romanian open water swimmer and coach who successfully swam the Molokai Channel last week in 14 hours 56 minutes on August 5th. Tomos is a
From Lima To Lanai: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. On August 10th in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games 1500m freestyle final won by Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina, a slew of open water swimmers finished in the Top 10: Kristel Köbrich of Chile (2nd in 16:18.19), Becca Mann of USA (3rd in
Terence Bell Pioneers His Way Around Kaua’i Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaua’i, Hawaii. Terence Bell, an Australian aquapreneur, set a personal goal to achieve an unprecedented open water swim years ago. He realized his dream earlier this month. Bell completed his unprecedented 14-day stage swim between July 1st and 14th to become the first person in history to
https://youtu.be/jNXVgTGdqMA Harry Huffaker's Three Islands Swim Courtesy of Harry Huffaker, Maui - Lanai - Molokai, Pacific Ocean. In 1989, Dr. Harry Huffaker, a dentist from Oahu, attempted a 63 km swim that had never been attempted before: the 3 Islands Swim or the Maui Nui Crossings between the islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai in the state of
