Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Two-time defending champion Rhys Mainstone of Australia has entered again in Monday's Waikiki Roughwater Swim, a day after he will compete in the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Maui. He has the potential to become the first man to three-peat in the iconic 2.4-mile race off the shores of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "The Tiki Swim is a great point-to-point swim," says Californian Lexie Kelly. "The course is really fun with a unique start in the ocean followed by dolphining and diving through the surf and then swimming north into the calm harbor. It's a perfect race for triathletes because the swim distances are half
Courtesy of Susan Moody Prieto of Sueño 88. On June 3rd, David Ogden, Mauricio Prieto, Luane Rowe, Richard Ernst, Shannon Navarro, and I tried to swim 100 miles across the Sea of Cortez - the fifth try in history. The morning of the swim the sea was a flat, turquoise lake and we felt lucky and optimistic that we might be the first to cross. Dolphins were
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a kick-off from the harbor with an escort of a huge pod of dolphins and a great start on Day One, Mother Nature had something in store for the Night Train Swimmers who were attempting to become the first relay of swimmers across the 163 km Sea of Cortez. But as night fell and the Sueño 88 relay team
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This morning as the Night Train Swimmers (including captains Vito Bialla, Alejandro Abarroa, and Antonio Caballero, and swimmers David Ogden, Mauricio Prieto, Luane Rowe, Richard Ernst, Shannon Navarro, and Susan Moody Prieto) headed out of the harbor in Baja California, they were Walkerized with an escort
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. GR Krishna of Carbo-Pro recommends a detailed hydration schedule for the six athletes of Sueño 88 who will attempt to become the first humans to swim 88 nautical miles (101 statute miles or 163 km) across the Sea of Cortez. From the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of Mexico, captains Vito Bialla,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When open water swimmers get ready for a marathon swim or channel swim, they make sure they have extra goggles, their favorite swimsuits, sufficient lanolin, a proper amount of feeds, and things like ear plugs. But Richard Ernst is different. When the Mexican doctor prepares for the 88 nautical mile (101
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Before Sueño 88 becomes the first humans to swim 88 nautical miles (101 miles or 163 km) across the Sea of Cortez from the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of Mexico, many things must first occur. Before captains Vito Bialla, Alejandro Abarroa, and Antonio Caballero take David Ogden, Mauricio
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sueño 88 will attempt to swim 88 nautical miles (101 miles or 163 km) across the Sea of Cortez from the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of Mexico. Under the escort of captains Vito Bialla, Alejandro Abarroa, and Antonio Caballero, the team estimates it will take a maximum of 50 hours to make the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 3rd, six swimmers will depart the Sueño Bay near La Paz, Mexico in an attempt to swim across the Sea of Cortez. The Sueño Six are trying to swim from the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of Mexico, a distance of 88 nautical miles (101 miles or 163 km). The Night Train Swimmers have tried.
