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
TYR Sport, a company in Huntington Beach, California, made it quite clear what country it prepared its newest goggles for. As founder Steve Furniss (shown below) explains, "Named for TYR, the Norse god of warriors, we are a company started by athletes and powered by athletes." Its polarized Special Ops 2.0 goggles were provided to the national-level water
Huntington Beach, California is known as Surf City USA®. Numerous surf lifestyle and swimwear brands have come from this Southern California seaside community, from TYR and Katin to Quiksilver and Roxy. Cool, hip and fashionable, these swimwear and surfing brands have forged their way into the swimming, marine sports and beach-going communities over the
With the large surf that is expected to hit the California coast this coming week, the Billbong V1 wetsuit (see below) might come in handy if you are caught between set of between 12-19 feet. Waves up to 12 feet are forecasted to hit the California shores next week with peak sets expected on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Open water
Fred Schiel is never far away from water. Whether it is chlorine or salt, it seems to be in his blood. The pool builder with dozens of award-winning designs to his name at California Pools wanted to try his hand at escorting open water swimmers with his Boston Whaler. While he is a pool and open water swimmer himself, he had never formally escorted a
For nearly 50 years along the coastline in Southern California, the voice and authority of Dave Simcox has commanded attention and respect from the beach-goers, swimmers and surfers. Under his command for nearly 4 decades, Simcox coordinated the Huntington Beach Junior Guard Program that has become a role model of ocean safety and awareness on the West
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
When you swim in the ocean, you can encounter all kinds of creatures, large and small, venomous and not. Based on an poll in Huntington Beach, California, ocean swimmers encounter in order of frequency: dolphins, many fish, sting rays, seals, salp, jellyfish, sea lions, lemon sharks, and whales. But they know that other types of sharks are down there.
Craig Taylor and Scott Zornig are turning back the clock to 2001. The pair did a stage swim along the entire 40-mile coast of Orange County in Southern California. The pair are now gathering dozens of others to take upon the 11-day OC Coast To Coast Boast this summer. "[The first stage swim] took us most of the summer. We had a blast. Several people
Tom Shields, a former junior lifeguard and the record holder of the Huntington Beach Pier Swim, is looking forward to moving on from NCAA championships to becoming a professional swimmer with aims of representing the USA at the 2106 Rio Olympics. From swimming and body surfing in the Pacific Ocean in his native Huntington Beach, called Surf City USA, to
