John York, the famed Catalina Channel swimmer and Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, lives in Manhattan Beach in Southern California where the local library reminds its visitors of its coastal location with an assortment of jellyfish illumination. Copyright © 2008 – 2022 by
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The Ink Well Beach, A Beach To Be Free Courtesy of the City of Santa Monica, California and Blackpast. According to Blackpast, laws were put in place in the State of California between 1893 and 1923 to legislate the right for African American to be able to use any beach in the state. While the statutes were on the legal books, there remained local
Swimming In South Bay + Santa Monica Courtesy of WOWSA, South Bay, Los Angeles, California. The South Bay stretches along the southern shores of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles. With over 4.6 million people - and tens of thousands of daily beach visitors - all living and working within several kilometers of its wide beaches, it is no wonder that there is a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dwight Crum is the namesake for the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, the largest single open water swimming event on the West Coast of America. Held between the Hermosa Beach Pier and the Manhattan Beach Pier near the LAX International Airport, the event has grown to over 1,200 participants. Crum was the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grace van der Byl became the third person in history to do a unique swimming + paddling double crossing of the Catalina Channel. The tough-nosed marathon swimmer turned paddle boarder completed Sunday's 32-mile Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race from Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach. The first person to
In Manhattan Beach, California courtesy of KTLA-TV.
In Manhattan Beach, California.
Photo shows flesh wounds of Steven Robles after a shark encounter along Manhattan Beach in Southern California. When a shark is seen during a training swim, what do ocean swimmers normally do? What should they do? What is the best advice? If a pod of swimmers are training together along the coast in close proximity to one another, what should they all do
Photo by Photo by Laura Joyce of Goofy Foot Photography.com/AP. Content courtesy of Bob Placak, Tiburon, California. The following was a written request from Bob Placak to the Manhattan Beach City Council in light of the recent shark encounter by Steven Robles in Manhattan Beach, California. As an avid open water swimmer for the past 30 years, founder
Video coverage courtesy of Loudlab News. Story by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Before Steven Robles Was Attacked By A Great White Shark For years, we swam 2 miles between the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach piers in Southern California. Near the runway of the LAX International Airport, it is a conveniently located stretch of warm, clear water
