Ryan Bullock and Beth Margalis win the 71st annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim, continuing their dominance over the coastal ocean races in Southern California.
Where Are They Now? Micha Shaw Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Micha Shaw (née Burden) won the USA Swimming national open water swimming championships in 2008, upsetting eventual two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton and a number of other top American swimming stars. "The first time that I saw Micha train at Golden West College under coach Rick
Cameron Castro vs. Jude Williams Rivalry Continues In Huntington Beach Courtesy of Mackenzie Miller, Huntington Beach, California. The Huntington Beach Pier Swim is one of the longest continuously running ocean swims in the United States with 69 annual editions conducted around the pier at Huntington Beach in Southern California. Channel swimmer Mackenzie
Scenes from last year's the 64th annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim are courtesy of WOWSA from Huntington Beach, California. 65 years ago, legendary Huntington Beach lifeguard Gene Belshe started the Huntington Beach Pier Swim. "The swim around the pier attracts up to 300 people; about half are local and half come from all over the place," said race
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During onshore starts to many ocean and sea swims, we often observe the fastest athletes taking long, long strides down the beach rather than short, choppy strides. If the top athletes naturally run with long strides in a competitive environment, we wonder if there is some innate advantage to this type of
Photos courtesy of Sean Vo in Huntington Beach, California. Say you are a kid comfortable in the water, either in the pool or open water. Then the annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim is a great introductory ocean swim for you. It presents challenges, but is generally over in 15 minutes for most swimming teenagers. Not only do you swim around the longest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scenes from today's the 64th annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim as President Obama flew overhead in his presidential helicopter over the Pacific Ocean. From running into the crashing surf to bodysurfing in towards the finish, the 300 participants carried on the Surf City tradition started 64 years ago by the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As President Obama flew overhead in his presidential helicopter cruising along the Pacific Ocean on his way to Laguna Beach, the 64th annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim got underway. John Valinsky has been carrying on the Surf City tradition started 64 years ago by the legendary Huntington Beach, California
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Long Beach, an ocean and pool swimming pod, and the Open Water Swim Club, had an early morning ocean practice around the Huntington Beach pier yesterday. The practice around the longest concrete pier on the West Coast of the Americas was a tune-up for the 64th annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim. Led by
The 63rd annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim, and other swims along the Southern California coast, were cancelled today after some massive ocean swells brought gleam to the eyes of surfers and dread to the eyes of open water swim race directors. With a strong south swell pushing the waves in the 7-10 foot range, the face of some of the larger swells was
