Swimming Styles Times Seven
Ranked below in terms of general global popularity, there are 7 major swimming styles: freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, combat side stroke or sidestroke, dog paddle, and mermaid swimming.
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Learning How To Swim, From Aquaphobia To Aqua Crush
Marcellus Wiley, Kelly Gneiting and Syamala Goli are unlikely heroes in the open water and show how swimming goals can be achieved at any age.
Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent
Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. "When I first saw Japanese sumo wrestler Enho compete against significantly larger sumo wrestlers at the highest level of sumo, we immediately thought of open water swimmers," said Steven Munatones. "At 168 cm (5'-6") and peaking at 99 kg (but usually at 92 kg),
Kelly Gneiting Steps Up Big Time
Kelly Gneiting Steps Up Big Time Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is no more unlikely marathon swimmer than sumo wrestler Kelly Gneiting. Not only did he struggle - but succeed - with his 22-mile (35.4 km) solo swim across Navajo Lake from New Mexico to Colorado in 22 hours 46 minutes, but he also faced - and overcome - obstacles to
Kelly Gneiting Aims To Top Marathon Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is an impressive thing to swim for long periods of time. It is an especially noteworthy feat that few people who weigh 200 kg (440 lbs.) are capable of. It is something entirely different to support that same weight climbing up a mountain. But if there is anyone who can do it, it is American sumo
Kelly Gneiting Bears 22 Hours To Cross Navajo Lake
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At 200 kg (440 lbs.) Kelly Gneiting is perhaps the heaviest marathon swimmer in the world. But that has not stopped the sumo wrestler from expanding his athletic repertoire to the open water. Gneiting completed a crossing of Navajo Lake on July 29th, crossing 22 miles (35.4 km) from Navajo Dam in New
The Fat Passion Of Kelly Gneiting
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers are an incredibly interesting and diverse group of individuals. Their lives unfold like a page-turning thriller, each chapter of their lives part of a long-running human interest story. 430-pound (200 kg) American sumo wrestler and open water swimmer Kelly Gneiting is one of these
One Big Challenge: Swimming Across Navajo Lake
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 430-pound (200 kg) Kelly Gneiting was seeking overseas channel swims during the summer of 2015, but then he turned his sights to domestic challenges closer to home. "My goal is to make it [35.4 km or 22 miles] across Navajo Lake [from its southern shores in the state of New Mexico to its northern side in
Kelly Gneiting, Sumo Swimmer Extraordinaire
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the open water swimming world, one can always expect the unexpected. The same holds true for Kelly Gneiting of Rexburg, Idaho. Gneiting, known as the Man of Fat Steel, is not your average athlete and certainly far removed from your average swimmer. The Idaho native is a tall, husky 430-pound (195 kg)
