Courtesy of Mermaid Mafia with Captain Lexie Kelly, 6-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni, 4-time Olympic medalist Heather Petri, Olympic silver medalist Kristy Kowal, Olympic gold medalist Staciana Stitts, and Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman in Lake Tahoe, California Kristy Kowal made a smooth transition from one of the world's fastest breaststrokers to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Years ago, Kirsty Kowal was biting a real Olympic medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games for her 200m breaststroke race. Now the school teacher's attention is often captured by open water swims where she competes from California to Cayman Islands and many lakes, bays and seas in-between. At the Naples
USA Olympic Swimming coach Jack Bauerle is renowned for getting his athletes to swim fast in practice. Olympic medalist and open water swimmer Kristy Kowal was one of those athletes. Three weeks before her collegiate championships, Kowal was asked to do a breaststroke set of 4 x 200 @ 10:00. On the fourth 200, the personable educator broke the American
Some of the most enthusiastic and generous supporters of an open water swimming charity event jumped off boats in Boston this early Friday morning. From elite athletes like Heather Petri, Brooke Bennett, and Kristy Kowal sporting their Olympic medals to masters swimmers sporting wetsuits, the Swim Across America Boston Harbor Swim kicked off early. The
This seems like a cool place to stay for a swimmer, especially since Lucky Meisenheimer holds his daily workouts in Lake Cane not too far away. Wake up early, do the Lucky's Lake Swim with Lucky and his mates, and then spend the rest of the day synchronizing your vacation with swimming friends like Olympic medalists Kristy Kowal and Brooke Bennett and
Some athletes go out to bars and restaurants after a competition. Others, like open water swimmers, seem to stay in their comfort zone. Joey Pedraza, Nadine Williams, Kristy Kowal, Lexie Kelly, Luane Rowe, Brooke Bennett, Heather Maitland, Eney Jones, and Zsofia Balazs enjoyed swimming with sting rays at Rum Point on Grand Cayman Island in Cayman Islands.
Greg Eggert penned an eloquent farewell to the fallen Fran Crippen in the latest issue of the FINA Magazine.Fran graced the front cover looking like the affable, humble gentleman that he was as he surfaced from a victory in an open water race in Trinidad.There were tear- and smile-inducing stories from Olympians Kalyn Keller, Kim Vandenberg, Chloe Sutton,
