John Pittman Talks About Meeting, Helping Swimmers On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilot John Pittman followed the footsteps of his father Mickey Pittman, learning the fishing, ocean diving and channel swimming escorting business for years on the Catalina Channel in
David S. Clark Talks Safety, Catalina Channel Season On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator David S. Clark has swum, kayaked, crewed, coached and coordinated over 150 channel swims around the world - including Catalina Channel, English Channel and North
Cancelled: Catalina Channel Crossings For 2020 Courtesy of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. Forrest Nelson, David Clark, Don Van Cleve, Paula Selby, Becky Jackman, Carol Sing, and John York, members of the Board of Directors of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, announced the cancellation of the 2020 Catalina
The Year That Boosted Walter Poenisch To (The Hall Of) Fame Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame and Fayette Poenisch, International Federation of Professional Ocean Swimmers and Divers. Walter Poenisch, an honor swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame, was elected to become an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming
Endless Glory: Swim Like A Gold Medalist Or World Record Holder Courtesy of WOWSA Ocean Fest, Redondo Beach, California. After International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Yuko Matsuzaki finishes her 24-hour swim in the Endless Pools Fitness Systems E550 (from 11:00 am on Friday, October 4th to 11:00 am on Saturday, October 5th), the WOWSA
50 Years At Seal Beach Courtesy of Maria Fattal, Seal Beach, California. The number of famed marathon swimmers who have trained in Seal Beach, California is relatively small, but it is a remarkable bunch: Lynne Cox, Penny Dean, John York, Cindy Cleveland to mention a few Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Those luminaries
1978, The Year That Was Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "When I was swimming in college, the thought of drowning never crossed my mind," said Olympic champion John Kinsella. "Now, I'm aware there's a danger." Kinsella said that after his 13 hour 49 minute victory at the 1978 Lake Ontario professional marathon race. "When the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Karen Burton Reeder was an American professional marathon swimmer and graduate of the Air Force Academy where she received a bachelor's degree in Human Factor Engineering. After her career, she was honored by becoming a member of the Academy's Wall of Fame [see above]. She was also inducted in the
GPS tracker courtesy of Evan Morrison, Marathon Swimmers Federation. Melissa Yasmin Berkay writes frequently about open water swimming and elite open water swimmers, from Olympians to channel swimmers, for Swimming World Magazine. It will be interesting to see how she writes about her own 12 hour 37 minute butterfly crossing of the Catalina Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "I have never met anyone like him," said Steven Munatones of Dale Petranech, the Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and recent International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimming Contributor. "Dale is the epitome of selfless devotion to the sport and its
