Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Barra Award for Most Impressive Overall Year was given to swimmers nearly at the opposite ends of the marathon swimming community. While 16-year-old Charlotte Samuels was taking off time from school to become the youngest person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, 62-year old Mo Siegel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Morning Times of Sayre, Pennsylvania reported the passing of open water swimming pioneer Russell Chaffee. The 87-year-old had quite a career and mindset that foreshadowed the contemporary growth of marathon swimming in the United States. A lifelong math teacher, Russell swam all over the eastern U.S.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Loretta Cox crossed the English Channel in 1995 and completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1997. The British swimmer from Westerham, Kent is now attempting to complete the circle and achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a September crossing of the Catalina Channel. As a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. S.C.A.R. brings out the stars: Sally Minty-Gravett, Elizabeth Fry, Mo Siegel, Hendrik Meerman, Scott Lautman, Janet Manning, Jim Fitzpatrick, Anna Delozier, Melodee Nugent, Cliff Crozier, Thomas W. Kofler, Kathryn Mason, and Courtney Paulk were just a few of the experienced veterans who took part in the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Besides keeping much of New York City cool with his well-established Ice Air climate control business, open water veteran Mo Siegel is going to swim yet again around Manhattan Island (3 solo Manhattan Island Marathon Swims + 1 relay) on July 12th for a few most excellent reasons. "To get my best swim buddy,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mo Siegel is 63, but that does not stop him from running a firm in New York City and training like someone 40 years younger. Not only has Siegel cranked up his solo swims over the last few years, but he is also entering all kinds of marathon swimming competitions this year. Siegel is kicking off his season
Video of Mo Siegel in the Tsugaru Channel (English Channel of the Far East) by Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi and the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Swimming
Mo Gave It A Go In The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi and the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association. After Mo Siegel's long season of success with 4 marathon swims under his belt in the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona, 3 marathon swims checked off in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York, and the sixth person in history
Elaine Howley of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association reported that Mo Siegel became the sixth person in history to complete the P2P Swim (Cape Cod Bay Swim). After a century of trying, only Russell Chaffee in 14 hours 40 minutes in 1968, Greg O’Connor in 10 hours 22 minutes in 2012, Janet Harris (2012), David Barra (2012), and Eileen Burke
The American Channel, formerly known as Massachusetts Bay, has been sitting dormant for nearly a century when it comes to marathon swimming. But Greg O’Connor (shown on left) of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association changed all that. With his vision and drive, he is reviving a swim that has attracted attention since 1915. Earlier today under
