Manhattan Mano-a-Mano: Mark Warkentin vs Petar Stoychev
Mark Warkentin and Petar Stoychev talk about their 45.9 km match race around Manhattan Island in 2010.
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The Special Race Of Rondi Davies Around Manhattan Island
Rondi Davies talks about her world record attempt around Manhattan Island and how she got to swim against one of her idols, Petar Stoychev
Manhattan Mano-a-Mano: Mark Warkentin vs Petar Stoychev At MIMS On WOWSA Live
Mark Warkentin and Petar Stoychev talk about their 45.9 km match race around Manhattan Island in 2010.
Olympian Mark Warkentin On WOWSA Live
Olympian Mark Warkentin On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from January 2011) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), 2008 Olympian Mark Warkentin talks briefly about nutrition. In 2010, Warkentin had a special mano-a-mano match race against Petar Stoychev around Manhattan Island,
Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian
Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Mark Warkentin, a 2008 Olympic marathon swimmer from Santa Barbara, California, had trained with and raced against Olympic medalists and Olympians for much of his pool swimming career. But it was not until the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain until he
Swimming The Race Of Your Life – Mark Warkentin
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Warkentin, who finished eighth in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is still a huge fan of the sport of open water swimming and a coach in Santa Barbara, California As hundreds of athletes prepare for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, dozens of whom have a legitimate
Fantastically Fast Freestyle With Friends
When 2008 Olympian Mark Warkentin got together with Michael Phelps, Erik Vendt, Larsen Jensen and Peter Vanderkaay at the USA Olympic Swim Team training camp in Stanford's 50-meter pool back in July 2008, they were swimming fast. How fast are they training? In the words of Warkentin, "Practices were exciting. Competing against Michael, Erik, Larsen and
Working The Dream At USA Swimming Open Water Champs
USA Swimming will have its largest annual open water swimming extravaganza next week in Castaic Lake in Southern California. With scenic rolling hills surrounding the venue, Castaic Lake presents a gorgeous amphitheater where all eyes will be on the athletes. Starting on May 15th, Canyons Aquatics and the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation will sponsor the
Open Water Swimming Camp Headed By Olympian Warkentin
2008 Beijing Olympian Mark Warkentin grew up in Santa Barbara, California. Frequently gazing over the California Channel islands, he was never far away from the beach and beautiful shoreline of Santa Barbara that has attracted the celebrity crowd and multitudes of crowds from nearby Los Angeles for decades. After a long career in the pool that culminated
Go To The Gear And Other Swimming Terms
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Go to the gear is the action of grabbing one's hand paddles, pull buoys, snorkel, fins and/or kickboards by competitive pool swimmers after a hard main set in a pool workout. The action implies a less strenuous set of pulling or kicking than the previous more difficult set of straight swimming without