Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Sri Chinmoy started the Peace Run in 1987. Lexie Kelly and dozens of other open water swimmers will participate in the 27th annual Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run – a global torch relay that includes athletes from more than 100 countries - on its
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympians Janet Evans, Jason Lezak, Chloe Sutton, Rowdy Gaines, Anthony Ervin, and Jessica Hardy were in Long Beach, California today giving advice on how to be safe around the water. With a collective 20 Olympic medals and 38 world records between them, they all had fantastically interesting tidbits of
Using Legs In The Open Water Courtesy of Pam Lazzarotto. It is true that most open water swimmers don’t use their legs much. It makes sense because not using your legs burns less energy. When it comes down to shorter open water races or just training in the open water, you’ll be happy if you have strong legs to ‘kick it in’ and give you that extra
The World Open Water Swimming Association offers a series of talks about open water swimming. One series includes Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History. While many great moves in open water swimming history requires speed, strength and stamina, Fran Crippen combined those talents with compassion and friendship at the 10 km marathon swim at the 2010
One year ago at this time, Gordon Gridley was swimming in the middle of the English Channel. And now the Utah swimmer is on the other side of the world. "I can't think of a better way to celebrate my Channelversary than to be doing another big swim of similar significance in just a few days," explains Gridley. "The day is closely approaching and I will
Marathon runners describe the Badwater Ultramarathon as the world's toughest foot race. Triathletes talk reverently about the Ironman Hawaii. Marathon swimmers put themselves on the map with a crossing of the English Channel. Badwater, Ironman, English Channel: they are all hard and can beat down even the best-trained athlete down to size. And so can the
Swimming around Naples Island yesterday, soon-to-be 51-year-old Pam Lazzarotto was seen swimming around the yachts and docks of Long Beach, California. It is always a pleasure to see balanced, streamlined, technically adept swimmers cruise through the open water, totally at peace with themselves and consistently smooth in the aquatic environment. Many of
"As my mom stood on the beach at 2010 USA Swimming National Open Water Championships in Long Beach, California, she became increasingly worried. Her mouth became increasingly dry and her head pounded. Her initial maternal concerns were turning into real fears." Almost all competitors had finished the race, yet Ashley Twichell was nowhere in sight. Her
Sunny skies, wide sandy beaches, Hollywood, Disneyland, skateboarders, and surfers. There are lots of different images that come to mind when Southern California is the topic. And one thing that Southern California - a land of 12+ million people - has in abundance from Santa Barbara to Orange County is an active swimming community. Pool swimmers, open
Photos were taken of the young swimmers from the Mission Viejo Nadadores attired in their natural bioprene who were lining up at the start of the Swim Across America event in Long Beach. And their elders who were outfitted in their neoprene. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
