In 2021 even with all the various travel restrictions due to COVID-19, John Batchelder, Dmitry Petrov, Bárbara Hernández Huerta, Andrey Bozhko, Edie Markovich, and Sarah Thomas traveled to Hawaii and were able to complete tough 42 km crossings of the Molokai Channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. Bill Goding, who crossed the Channel of Bones
Jim Anderson describes his career as a ocean swimming race director with Ned Denison on WOWSA Live
Linda Kaiser And Mike Spalding On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from September 2010) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Linda Kaiser and fellow channel swimmer from Maui Mike Spalding talk about channel
Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker talked about the first time he met International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Linda Kaiser who always volunteered and helped swimmers in local swims like the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and Molokai Channel crossings. Kaiser helped
Swimming Across The Big Blue Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Kahoolawe, Hawaii. The Kealaikahiki Channel is a body of water between the islands of Kahoolawe to Lanai in the state of Hawaii. It is rarely crossed. Captain Sidney Akiona escorted software engineer Quinn Carver (10 hours 24 minutes) and retired U.S. Air Force pararescueman Bill Goding (10 hours 44
Women Go 3 Out Of 5 In Waikiki Roughwater Swim Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Ollie Signorini defended his title and won his third Waikiki Roughwater Swim title in 4 years with a clear victory as he ran up the Hilton Hawaiian Village beach on Oahu this morning. But among the top swimmers, finishers #3, #4 and #5 - for the first time
Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean Video courtesy of Aaron Begle; information courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Escort pilot Matt Buckman and his co-pilot, son and escort kayaker Manoa Buckman know the waters and channels around the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and Maui. They know the waters very, very
Linda Kaiser Lived A Life Of Aloha Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Linda Kaiser, 2018 inductee of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and an inductee in the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame (Class of 2013), Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2005) passed away this morning on Oahu after a long fight with cancer. "She was a
Mark Tan Freestyles To His FourthCourtesy of Linda Kaiser, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Mark Tan has now completed crossings of four major channels in his home state of Hawaii. The firefighter and paramedic originally from Kailua on Oahu has completed a 15 km swim from Molokai to Lanai across the Kalohi Channel, a 14.2 km swim from Lanai to Maui across the
Linda Kaiser Sends Her Aloha To Windsor Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This evening in Windsor, UK, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison will host the world's largest gathering of marathon swimming luminaries in an elegant dinner and induction ceremony. Linda Kaiser of Honolulu, Hawaii is among the honorees,
