Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Joe Zemaitis does not waste any time - and crafted a lifestyle to achieve his life's goals. The 40-year-old from the state of Arizona is a successful competitive swim coach (Swim Neptune), an accomplished triathlete (7 Ironman Triathlons), an author (Joe's Rules), an Iron Iceman, an Ice Miler, a
Michael and Mackenzie Miller Talk Channel Swimming On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Miller and his daughter Mackenzie Miller both crossed the Molokai Channel 30 years apart - using the same simple strategy: Walk in, swim across, walk out. Michael, the transplanted Ohioan, found himself on Oahu after
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Katherine Horvath has already made a name for herself in the triathlon world after she completed a full Ironman triathlon while balancing the needs of her four children, ages 9, 12, 14 and 16. The World Triathlon Corporation published her story (see here) of her 15 hour 45 minute triathlon. With her
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Roethenbaugh of MultiSport Research completed a global triathlon participation survey on behalf of the International Triathlon Union. His findings were quite interesting, especially since many triathletes participate in open water swims in the 172 countries around the world that have known organized
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. John Palmer, Executive Producer of the famous Coolangatta Gold competition in Australia has plenty of lifesaving superstars to choose from for this year's television broadcast to be shown on Fox Sports Australia and Universal Sports in the United States. One of the featured athletes will be one of the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2014 IRONMAN World Championship presented by GoPro was this weekend with the eyes of the world's triathlon and endurance communities focused on the stamina, strength and speed of the world's top 2,187 multi-sport athletes in Kona, Hawaii. The world's media in the form of television and social media
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Judy Collins is one of those rare individuals who are known for more than one great thing in the annals of open water swimming history. Collins was not only the first woman to swim from one Hawaiian island to another, but she was also instrumental in introducing open water swimming to millions of people
Open water swimming can be a challenging sport. So can kayaking or surf skiing, paddle boarding, and running on soft sand. Combine all those four disciplines together, select a challenging 41.5 km course and you get the Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold. The Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold is a waterman and water woman's dream race: the English Channel for
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Baywatch was one of the most popular American television shows during the 1990s. The show was syndicated worldwide and featured David Hasselhoff and openwater swimmer Alexandra Paul. The TV series portrayed a cadre of attractive lifeguards who patrolled a crowded recreational beach and encountered all kinds of
On August 20th, 1994, a relaxing Hawaiian vacation ended suddenly when Casey Kammel hit his head diving into shallow water of a pool and broke his neck. He sank motionless. Having crushed his C4 vertebrae, Kammel was immediately paralyzed from the neck down and was flown via helicopter to a trauma center on Oahu. At this point, he began a journey that would
