Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While many eyes in the competitive swimming world will be interested in the times produced by Michael Phelps (entered in the 100 and 200 freestyle, 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 IM) and Ryan Lochte (100 and 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM) at the United States Olympic Swimming
Courtesy of Marc Serota, Islamorada, Florida Keys. Joey Pedraza won one of the most colorful and tropically beautiful ocean swims in the world at the 8-mile Swim For Alligator Lighthouse in Islamorada, Florida Keys in 3 hours 18 minutes. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Solstice Swim is the first swim on the new Mountain Swim Series with 500m, 1.2- and 2.4-mile swims in the Union Reservoir in Longmont, Colorado held during the Kineticists Festival. 5,000 feet (1,524m) in altitude and catering to the many locals and triathletes who desire more open water swimming
Photos and reporting courtesy of Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau. More than 300 athletes competed in an 8-mile ocean swim Saturday in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. The second annual Swim for Alligator Lighthouse was staged as a college scholarship fundraiser for Keys students interested in competitive swimming, but also to raise awareness of a
This seems like a cool place to stay for a swimmer, especially since Lucky Meisenheimer holds his daily workouts in Lake Cane not too far away. Wake up early, do the Lucky's Lake Swim with Lucky and his mates, and then spend the rest of the day synchronizing your vacation with swimming friends like Olympic medalists Kristy Kowal and Brooke Bennett and
Some athletes go out to bars and restaurants after a competition. Others, like open water swimmers, seem to stay in their comfort zone. Joey Pedraza, Nadine Williams, Kristy Kowal, Lexie Kelly, Luane Rowe, Brooke Bennett, Heather Maitland, Eney Jones, and Zsofia Balazs enjoyed swimming with sting rays at Rum Point on Grand Cayman Island in Cayman Islands.
After 10,000 meters, the Flowers International 10 km race came down to the last stroke. And Joey Pedraza just edged out Team Santa Monica's Jordan Wilimovsky. But Wilimovsky, under the tutelage of Coach Dave Kelsheimer, tried every tactic in the book. "He kept taking me out of my comfort zone," recalled Pedraza who is now 2 out of 3 against Wilimovsky in
This year was the most competitive race of the 21 years of the Flowers Sea Swim history. With Joey Pedraza trying to avenge his second-place finish in 2012, the Florida resident played his cards right in 2013. But he ran into a young contingent from Team Santa Monica, led by Jordan Wilimovsky, Brendan Casey, and Scott Simmer. The quartet shot out right
854 swimmers took to the waters around Watson Island at the Miami Yacht Club at the World Open Water Swimming Association-sanctioned Swim Miami race. It was eye-opening celebration of fitness and fun for swimmers of all ages and abilities including Jana Mangimelli and Ronald Santos (10 km), Luane Rowe and Blake O Woodrow (5 km), Erin Black and Joey Pedraza
Australian Luane Rowe wears many hats...all very well. When on land, she works as an industrial designer of swimming equipment with FINIS. When in the water, she wears her FINIS swim cap with pride...and plenty of speed. But in whatever role, she shares her passion for swimming. Rowe won the Swim Miami 2013 5 km race in 1 hours 9 minutes on Saturday.
