Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Endless Pool exhibited its product on the West Coast of America with elite swimmers Megan Rankin and Lexie Kelly, curious conference attendees looked upon the young women swim effortlessly against the oncoming jet stream. Attendees would touch the warm water, and ask how they could use the product
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Any number of beaches around the world are the site of numerous ideas and plans borne by creative open water swimmers. That is exactly what happened when Hong Kong's Doug Woodring met Italy's Matteo Testa met on the shores of Monaco. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Of the more than 2,000 swimmers who participated in the SwimTheIsland event in Bergeggi, Italy, there was one swimmer who pulled double-duty. While there are a number of race directors who also swim in their races, there are only a very small handful swimmers who also entertain their fellow competitors at
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim The Island in Bergeggi, Italy is going to be bigger and better than ever with over 2,000 swimmers from 25 countries taking part in the 1.7 km, 3.5 km and 5 km races on October 10th-11th. It will be yet another special showing by visionary race director Matteo Testa. Copyright © 2015 by World Open
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Woodring traveled from Hong Kong and Carina Bruwer traveled from South Africa to the northwest coast of Italy. They are both participating in the Swim The Island event along with many others around the world at the Isola di Bergeggi. "Great event with over 1,200 swimmers, organized by Matteo Testa,
At Matteo Testa's Swim the Island event in Bergeggi, Italy, there were a lot of things going on besides the 1.7 km, 3.5 km and 5 km races to and around the island. Testa is a bundle of energy and his enthusiasm for open water swimming is reflected in his events. Just as in this photo above where the starter is on the telephone coordinating with the rest of
SWIMTHEISLAND #3 from Matteo Testa on Vimeo. SWIMTHEISLAND | The Film from Matteo Testa on Vimeo. Copyright © 2014 by Swim The Island
If you are going to Swim The Island in Bergeggi, Italy, be prepared for an overload of scenery and challenges. You may encounter calm tranquility on a morning without wind. Or the course and conditions may offer a wonderfully rough stretch of water where the turbulence of the surface waters suddenly become a higher priority than the gorgeous scenes above
Matteo Testa, Director of Bewater and organizer of the ProSwim Challenge in the Mediterranean Sea in Italy and Spain, sent in photos of a marvelous new 3-race event in Italy, Spain and France. On left is a photo of the field coming back from the Swim the Island event, a course around the Marine Protected Area of Bergeggi of 3 different distances: 1700m,
The clouds are forming, the wind is picking up, the water looks foreboding. You are excited to swim, but there is a slight apprehension that the open water swim will be more difficult than you anticipated. You are standing on the shoreline and looking out over the course. You are not quite sure exactly where to go, and you are just hoping that the other
