The United States Master Swimming annually presents its Coach of the Year Award at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. We noticed many of the recipients of the Award are closely related to open water swimming, one indication of the tremendous growth and importance of open water swimming to competitive and fitness adult swimmers. The previous Coach
Close Quarters For 5-6 Hours Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What other sport do athletes deal with cold water, tricky tangents, wind-whipped surface chop, boat exhaust, extreme physiological discomfort and sensory deprivation (both visual and auditory) and...while battling in what can be described as nearly hand-to-hand combat in a
The 21st annual Championnat Provincial Eau Libre will be held on July 12th at Ile Notre-Dame (parc Jean-Drapeau) in Montreal. Events include the 1K and 2K races for 12-13 year olds and 1K, 2K, 5K and 10K races for older swimmers. Meet Managers Nicole Normandin and Michel Germain said that the Championnat provincial Eau libre 2010 is also open to
USA Triathlon is offering Continuing Education Units for its certified coaches to attend the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California. USA Triathlon describes the Conference as "bringing together the world’s foremost experts on open water swimming including prominent triathlon coaches and personalities. World open water swimming
