Kathleen Wilson Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Open Water Swimming and Symphonies: An Exclusive Interview with Kathleen Wilson
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WOWSA 10/13/2023 No Comment

Kathleen Wilson's swimming accomplishments are extensive — Triple Crown and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming. Kathleen has swum the length of Lake Zurich, crossed the Santa Barbara Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, and completed a unique 16+ mile circumnavigation of the Charleston peninsula. She's also tackled Lake Memphremagog, the Molokai Channel, a

Kathleen Wilson Completes Rare Sea of Galilee Two-way Crossing
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Steven Munatones 05/30/2022 No Comment

Kathleen Wilson celebrated her 25 years in the sport of marathon swimming by traveling by herself to Israel and attempting a two-way crossing of the Sea of Galilee. She succeeded with a tough 16 hour 40 minute double crossing on May 30th. It was only the fifth two-way crossing among the 60 crossings in history.* She reported on Facebook, "The Sea of

2020 Swim Around Charleston – Solo Results
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Steven Munatones 10/13/2020 No Comment

Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Swim Around Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Kostich - like the his colleagues and competitors in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina had to deal with intermittent and disrupted training. But they persevered and competed. Kostich talks about his experiences before and during the event on WOWSA Live [see

Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston
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Steven Munatones 10/11/2020 No Comment

Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Around Charleston race director Kathleen Wilson announced 40 solo swimmers and 9 relays started the 19.3 km circumnavigation swim around one of America’s most beautiful and oldest cities. She explains, "It has been such a challenging year for

Alex Kostich Enjoys The Opportunity To Swim Around Charleston
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Steven Munatones 10/11/2020 No Comment

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich talked about his training - both on dryland and in the open water, domestically and internationally - in this unexpected year of lockdowns, mandates and ordinances that impact nearly every aspect of our lives on today's edition of WOWSA Live soon after winning the 19.3 km Swim Around

Pretty And Polite, Fair And Friendly
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Steven Munatones 11/02/2015 No Comment

Video courtesy of race founder and director Kathleen Wilson, Charleston, South Carolina. Travel and Leisure Magazine gave another few reasons why the Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina is a great reason to visit this famed southern city in America. In an article about America’s Most Attractive People, Charleston was ranked third overall. "These

Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Around Charleston
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Steven Munatones 10/13/2015 No Comment

Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Around Charleston Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Charleston, South Carolina. The fifth annual Swim Around Charleston (SAC) was held on September 26th with a noon time start. Cheryl Reinke of Rock Hill, South Carolina was the overall winner in a time of 4:41.16 for the 12-mile effort. The Swim Around Charleston is a unique

Swim Around Charleston With A Lifetime Of Experience
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Steven Munatones 10/11/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Few marathon runs or triathlons - or any open water swims for that matter - have an average age of 48.96 years like the participants in the Swim Around Charleston race. But the athletes who race 12 miles (19.3 km) around Charleston in South Carolina are veterans, experienced mariners of the sea.

END-WET: Epic, Iconic, Surreally Long
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Steven Munatones 06/22/2014 No Comment

END-WET: Epic, Iconic, Surreally Long Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Word out of North Dakota and Minnesota has it that Andy Magness pulled off another magical race down the mighty Red River of the North in his annual Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET), a 36-mile (57.9 km) marathon swim from rural North Dakota to

Marathon Swimmer Kathleen Wilson Survives Life’s Storms
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Steven Munatones 03/17/2014 No Comment

Few - if any in America - have combined elective office with a professional music career and a sensational marathon swimming career. But Kathleen Wilson was one of the few individuals - if not the only individual - who make this diverse trio of activities work well. "Sitting in an orchestra and playing beautiful repertoire can be glorious, but it’s a