Images courtesy of Universal Sports in Kazan, Russia. Controversy was stirred up and then quietly diffused when Ryan Lochte used an old body surfing technique during his 200m individual medley gold medal performance at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. As body surfers have done for generations and a handful of veteran ocean swimmers with
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Body surfing, yes. Marathon swimming, yes. Olympics, twice. Surf lifesaving, iconic hero. Model, done that. World Championships, been there. 34-year-old Ky Hurst has been around the world and is as comfortable on and in the ocean as any other waterman. But he has made a major change from running in
Two-time Olympic 10K Marathon Swim athlete Ky Hurst from Australia is shown competing in the Deep Water competition.
Started in Europe as part of the LEN Championships in the last century, a new team event has been catching on in the open water swimming community. At the last FINA World Championships in 2011 in Shanghai, the 5 km team pursuit (team time trial) showcased a tremendous battle of speed, stamina, and strategy among the various national teams, each that
If there were an opportunity to magically create the perfect male open water swimmer, what would be involved? The swimmer would be able to swim well in cold water, warm water, rough water, tranquil water, in the night and under the tropical sun. He could excel in both short ocean swims with heavy surf and in long marathon swims across channels. They could
Before the final stage and ultimate showdown at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series at the State King of the Bays race, Ky Hurst had said he had a special motivation. "The [$20,000] prize money will into a bank account that I’ll be opening for my four-month old son,” said the 2-time Olympian. His son can now rest assure that his dad has provided him with a
The richest cash prize in the history of New Zealand swimming is on the line this weekend at the 2.8 km State King of the Bays event. The final round of the 6-race State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series goes from Milford Beach to Takapuna Beach. The best open water swimming talent from both sides of the Tasman have been going at one another throughout the
Australian 2-time marathon swimming Olympian Ky Hurst won Saturday's State Sand To Surf in Mount Maunganui. Hurst beat fellow Aussie Josh Richardson and Auckland's Phillip Ryan in round five of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. Chalk up the victory to his navigational sense: Hurst took a different line than everyone else right from the start and it
Spatial awareness is a critical talent that can be developed by an open water swimmer and triathlete. If an athlete is not gifted with innate spatial awareness, then they must work on it to improve. For an open water swimmer and triathlete, what is spatial awareness? Spatial awareness is the ability of an athlete in the open water to understand distances,
Following the disappointing results of Australian swimmers at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the governing body of swimming in Australia and the Australian Sports Commission commissioned a comprehensive and independent study chaired by the Hon. Warwick Smith AM to see how athletic performance, decision-making process and investment in the sport can be
