Victory For Vera, Team Rivard Crosses The English Channel Courtesy of Phil White, English Channel. While teenagers across America saw their schools close, their teams stop training, and their competitions cancelled, 16-year-old Vera Rivard was focused and kept busy. Her dedication in these uncertain times helped her achieve two major goals: a 45.9 km 20
Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The first Honor Pilot inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. Over the next two years, four pilots were inducted and there are now 11 pilots enshrined in the Hall of Fame. With the exception
Three’s A Charm For Professor Patrick McKnight Courtesy of WOWSA, Mount Everest. Professor Patrick McKnight of George Mason University attempted to climb Mount Everest twice, the first in April 2014 and the second in May 2015. After he was stopped by avalanches and earthquakes, he turned his athletic focus on setting the fastest turnaround time to complete
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At this weekend's Monterey Beach SportsFest in Monterey Bay, Bruckner Chase introduced open water swimming to kids who live very close to the California coastline, but have never interacted with the marine environment. Regina Mason, co-founder of Village Project in Seaside, explains the opportunity to
Henri Kaarma won't be able to beat Olympic swimming heroes Alexander Popov of Russia, Gary Hall, Jr. of the USA, Mark Spitz of the USA, Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, Matt Biondi of the USA, or Ian Thorpe of Australia in a pool...unless the water temperature was near 0ºC and the air temperature was south of that mark. Then all bets are wisely
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Samuel Richards, Jr. was an American open water swimmer who won the 1911 and 1912 Boston Light Swim. Richards won the 1912 race in a time of 5 hours 15 minutes when only 3 swimmers out of 42 entrants completed the race. He was a famed member of the L Street Brownies Club in Boston, Massachusetts who
With swimmers from Africa and Europe to the Americas, Oceania and Asia doing more and more non-freestyle swims in the open water, the issue of how to define butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke in the open water has been a topic in the global open water swimming community for some time.* The World Open Water Swimming Association developed an initial
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are a number of colorful champions, powerful personalities and charismatic characters in the open water swimming world. Some of them are known to the media by their nicknames; others are simply known among their friends and family. Catalinator: Hank Wise (shown on left) is one of the fastest men to
The Swim Across America Long Island Sound event is in its 20th year. It aims to raise US$1,320,000 for its 1-, 4- and 6-mile events. Event Director Tony Sibio is excited for another record-breaking event. With swimmers like Mark McCooey (US$23,420), Timothy Connors (US$9,400), Kaitlin Connors (US$7,500), John Mara, Jr. (US$6,380) and Erin Mahoney Cassin
