71 Years Strong Bill Welzien
Bill Welzien has completed 121 solo 20.1 km circumnavigation swims around Key West in southern Florida over the course of his career
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Registration Opens For The Swim Around Key West
The 45th annual 20.1 km Swim Around Key West is open for registration.
Giving Back In Key West, Florida
Giving Back In Key West, Florida Courtesy of Katie Leigh, Key West, Florida. Kayak Coordinator Katie Leigh for the Swim Around Key West is recruiting kayakers for the 44th Annual event that begins and ends on Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida on June 6th. She explains, "We are currently looking for paddlers to accompany swimmers for the 44th Annual Swim
Bill Welzien Does Another Marathon In Key West
Bill Welzien Does Another Marathon In Key West Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Bill Welzien has never found any of his 112 career 20.1 km circumnavigation swims around Key West in southern Florida boring, but he shook up his marathon swimming routine a bit towards the end of last year. He took on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys - back and
Cameron In The Caribbean, From Barbados To St. Lucia
Cameron In The Caribbean, From Barbados To St. Lucia Courtesy of Cameron Bellamy, Barbados to St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea. There are two ways to travel between the two beautiful islands of Barbados and St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea: 1. Several 45-minute flights travel between Barbados and St. Lucia daily. 2. The ferry service between Barbados and St. Lucia
Bill Welzien Continues On
Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Bill "Ciastko" Welzien completed his Century Swim around Key West in May, but he has continued his unprecedented number of solo swims around the 20.1 km island in southern Florida. His 103rd circumnavigation swim around Key West was escorted by Douglas Weeks [shown on left] in the 89°F (31.6°F) water in 6 hours 36
Bill Welzien, Believe It Or Not
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The local Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Key West, Florida is interested in making a display about Bill Welzien's marathon swimming career that includes 87 total 12.5-mile (20.1 km) circumnavigation swims around Key West and his two Sea of Galilee swims
Bill Welzien Is Down To Lucky 13
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bill Welzien has been steadily chugging towards history's longest Century Swim. With his most recent 12.5-mile (20.1 km) circumnavigation swim of Key West in Florida, he is 13 swims away from his 100th open water swim in the same venue. On December 29th, Welzien completed #87 in 6 hours 12 minutes in the
Bill Welzien Swimming Towards A Key West Century Swim
Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. After completing his 75th Diamond Swim around Swim Around Key West in Florida, Bill Welzien is moving onward to a Century Swim. "Where is all this going? Swimming is incremental, just like all of life," mused Welzien. "In life, one decision leads to the next, one step leads to the next … and in
#75 Diamond Swim Is In The Books
Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. Bill Welzien completed his 75th Diamond Swim in 6 hours 15 minutes on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. "The days leading up to that 75th Diamond Swim were very hectic [because] that I am [also] the organizer of the annual swim. The swim founder, Anna Fugina, passed this sacred trust
