2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
The 2020 WOWSA Awards were announced and includes 13 nominees from 11 countries in the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year category.
Tag: John Zemaitis
John Zemaitis Describes Swimming To His Own Beat On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Older brother Joe Zemaitis and younger brother John Zemaitis of Arizona have done all kinds of marathon swims, charity swims, channel swims, and stage swims from Hawaii to Northern Ireland over the last several years. They had done tandem swims up to 644 km per year. North Channel, Manhattan
Joe Zemaitis Talks Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live – Part 1
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 and an Ice
Jim, Joe, John Put On Quite A Show Around Manhattan Island
Jim, Joe, John Put On Quite A Show Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of Abigail Fairman, Manhattan Island, New York. The 40 Bridges Swim was beyond incredible from nearly every perspective during the September 18th-19th event. Not only is the distance absolutely daunting at 91.8 km, but the swimmers and kayakers also faced strong winds throughout the race
Joe Zemaitis, John Zemaitis Double Down Across The Sea of Galilee
Joe Zemaitis, John Zemaitis Double Down Across The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Joe Zemaitis, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis set off on history's second two-way crossing of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in the early morning of November 15th. The Sea of Galilee (or Kinneret) is the lowest freshwater lake in the world, 209 meters
Channel Swimming With Aloha
Channel Swimming With Aloha Courtesy of Dr. Steven Minaglia, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. The 3rd Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge was held September 12th - 15th. Seven swimmers including Ryan Leong, Dr. Steven Minaglia, Stefan Reinke, Alex Webb, 16-year-old Skylar Webb, Joe Zemaitis, and John Zemaitis completed the 3-day, 3-interisland
2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu
2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Courtesy of Dr. Steven Minaglia, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. The 3rd Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge was held September 12th - 15th. Seven swimmers including Ryan Leong, Dr. Steven Minaglia, Stefan Reinke, Alex Webb, 16-year-old Skylar Webb, Joe Zemaitis, and John Zemaitis completed the 3-day,
Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge Courtesy of Dr. Steven Minaglia, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. Dr. Steven Minaglia is usually busy with his patients, but he squeeze time in to organize the ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge, a 3-day 3-stage ocean channel swim in Hawaii where swimmers swim across 3
Man Up … John Zemaitis Completes Monterey Marathon
Man Up ... John Zemaitis Completes Monterey Marathon Courtesy of KSBW Channel 8, Monterey Bay, California. After Cindy Cleveland (15 hours 21 minutes in 1980), Patti Bauernfeind (13 hours 0 minutes in 2014), Kimberly Rutherford (22 hours 6 minutes in 2014), and Amy Appelhans Gubser (17 hours 49 minutes in 2017) crossed Monterey Bay in northern
Joe & John Zemaitis, Two-fer In Tampa Bay
Courtesy of Ron Collins, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Brothers Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis successfully completed the 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Race director Ron Collins reported: "They started at 6:31 am and [39-year-old older brother] Joe finished at 6:29 pm and [35-year-old younger brother] John at 6:35 pm. The water temperature was 79°F