Some Of What Lifeguards Do At An Open Water Swim
The La Jolla Rough Water Swim, La Jolla Cove, California courtesy of The Weather Channel.
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Open Water Swims From The Cove To The Bay
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the La Jolla Rough Water Swim in the south part of California is postponed this year, the RCP Tiburon Mile will go on...the same weekend. While over 2,000 swimmers annually flock to La Jolla Cove for the original Rough Water Swim, nearly 900 swimmers annually flock to San Francisco Bay for another
2016 La Jolla Rough Water Swim Postponed
Courtesy of Bill Perry, Director, La Jolla Rough Water Swim, California. The first La Jolla Rough Water Swim was held in 1916 when it was Charles 'Chubby' Shields in 48 minutes. Swims over the years were cancelled due to sponsorship changes (1935), a polio scare (1948) and shark sightings (1959), but for the most part, the La Jolla Rough Water Swim has
Eye Of The Tiger In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What is the look of a champion? Russian Vladimir Dyatchin and American Gerry Rodrigues have it. These guys have the intensity and focus of a champion. Look at their eyes. Photo of Vladimir Dyatchin at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain by Javier Blazquez. Photo of
Wayne Snellgrove Continues To Negative Split
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wayne William Snellgrove, a former national-level swimmer, unexpectedly tore his rotator cuff three months during his senior year before the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championship. It effectively put the fast swimmer out of the water in his senior year. "The doctors said it was a
Say It Ain’t So. 84th La Jolla Rough Water Swim Cancelled
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Due to the City of San Diego's La Jolla Cove renovation project and new Lifeguard Tower construction, the 84th La Jolla Rough Water Swim will be cancelled this year. Originally, the City's construction schedule was projected to be complete before the September 7th event, but construction has been
Open Water Swimming – Keys To Success
What is the mindset of a champion? What is the look of a victor? What is the mentality of a winner? Vladimir Dyatchin of Russia and Gerry Rodrigues definitely have it. In addition to great aerobic capacity, high navigational IQ and top-notch racing savvy, these athletes have the intensity and focus of a champion. Look at their eyes. Dyatchin is
Donald Watkinds Commentates On La Jolla
Donald Watkinds has been the race announcer of the biggest and longest continuously running open water race in America, the La Jolla Rough Water Swim in California. "I have been announcing La Jolla since 1971 together with Florence Chadwick was also swimming the event and have been announcing for a long time." In a few years, the renowned multi-race
Rough Water Swimming Remains The Same
The La Jolla Rough Water Swim. The Waikiki Roughwater Swim. Open water swimming used to be called many different things in the 20th century: long distance swimming, Rough water swimming, wild swimming, ocean swimming, and marathon swimming. Rough water swimming (or roughwater swimming) is simply swimming in open bodies of water, generally in an ocean or
Legendary Newport Beach Lifeguard Buddy Belshe Passes
Retired Newport Beach Lifeguard Captain Buddy Belshe passed away this week from complications to Alzheimer’s Disease. A veteran Newport Beach (California) Lifeguard for 47 years, he started his ocean career by working 10 years in Huntington Beach. Belshe came from a family of watermen and women with legendary longevity. His father was the first full-time
