Gustavo Penilla Lit Up The Pool And Open Water
54-year-old Gustavo Penilla passed away during the Waikiki Roughwater Swim on September 6, 2022
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Unsafe Swimming. Potential Problems That Can Be Avoided
"I grew up swimming and playing water polo in Long Beach, California where boys and men went into one area to shower and use the restroom - and the girls would go in a separate area," recalled Steven Munatones. "But that was in the 1970's. It seems the area - and society - have changed and as a father of teenage girls, I am very worried. I realize that
Katie Rowe, A Hollywood Stuntwoman, On WOWSA Live
Katie Rowe is an ocean swimmer and Hollywood stuntwoman who describes her career on WOWSA Live.
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work: Neptune & Poseidon
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work: Neptune & Poseidon Courtesy of Katie Rowe, Catalina Channel, California. Swim Long Beach will be cheering on two separate tandem relays tonight across the 32.3 km Catalina Channel in Southern California. Hank Wise explained their strategy, "A tandem relay is tricky because you have to pace, pace, pace instead of race, race,
The Colors Of Catalina Crossings
The Colors Of Catalina Crossings Courtesy of Swim Long Beach, Catalina Channel, California. A guarantee during a Catalina Channel crossing is seeing a wide spectrum of colors. The colors of the sky and the water ranges from light blues in the middle of the day to a mixture of oranges, reds, purples, dark blues and inky black from sunset to sunrise before
Katie Rowe Announces 100×100 Century Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the water temperature dropping quickly, many open water swimmers are heading back to the warmer, more hospitable confines of their local swimming pools. Besides the hard-core extreme swimmers who swim in the oceans, seas or lakes year-round, many open water swimmers gear up for their annual distance
More 65-year-olds To Do The 65th
Scenes from last year's the 64th annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim are courtesy of WOWSA from Huntington Beach, California. 65 years ago, legendary Huntington Beach lifeguard Gene Belshe started the Huntington Beach Pier Swim. "The swim around the pier attracts up to 300 people; about half are local and half come from all over the place," said race
Sea Monkey Challenge Update
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "We had 5 ocean swims in the inaugural [Seal Beach] Sea Monkey Challenge during October," said Sea Monkey Doug Garland. "The first question people ask us is always about the water temperature. The good news is that the ocean temperatures are still 5 to 7ºF warmer than normal. For this month, the water
Sea Monkeys Hang Around Seal Beach Pier
Sea Monkeys Hang Around Seal Beach Pier Courtesy of Sea Monkey Mistress Katie Rowe in Long Beach, California. When the surf starting to pump up along the Southern California coast, Sea Monkey Mistress Katie Rowe sent out a characteristically cheerful and creative communication: Hey swimmies! So just in case you haven't noticed, there's a leeetle bit
Swim Long Beach Have Serious Fun
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the not always appreciated differences between the English Channel in Europe and the Catalina Channel in California is the support generated by the local communities. While hundreds of locals and near-locals have either attempted or completed an English Channel solo swim or participated in a relay,
