Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Flathead Lake Swim Series consists of a 5 km swim on Friday night, a 10 km Flathead Lake Swim on Saturday morning, a 0.5-mile and a 1-mile swim held on Sunday morning in July at the Big Arm State Park in Montana. Neoprene and bioprene competitors participated in the 4-race charity event that donated
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Enduring Waves for Isabella is another charity swim by Emily von Jentzen. The attorney and ultra-swimmer from Montana who raises money for children with special medical conditions does her events in Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western part of the United States. This year's
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Montana, known as the Big Sky Country, offers some excellent blue water open water swims. The LAKE Monsters and Mission Valley Aquatics are hosting the inaugural Lakeside Lighthouse Loop, a two-race open water competition held on the western shore of Flathead Lake on July 12th. Two courses are offered: a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Emily von Jentzen is an attorney and marathon swimmer from Montana who creates unique open water swims and raises money for children with special medical conditions in the process through the Enduring Waves Foundation. The process for selecting a child to receive assistance from the Enduring Waves
The Whitefish Lake Swim is a 2-race event held annually in Whitefish near Glacier National Park in the state of Montana. All participants must be 15 years of age and older. Wetsuits are allowed and encouraged. The water temperature will be in the low 60's (16-17ºC). Whitefish Lake Swim from Off the Grind on Vimeo. Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water
Emily von Jentzen will begin her 70-mile (112.6 km) solo marathon swim across Canyon Ferry Lake in Helena, Montana at 3:30 am next Sunday. The 29-year-old swimmer expects her unprecedented attempt will take her between 40-44 hours of non-stop swimming. That is whole lotta swimming in many hours of darkness. But the full-time attorney is about as bright
It is almost time. Endurance athlete Emily von Jentzen has thrown off her neoprene suit and will attempt a 70-mile (112.6 km) swim in Canyon Ferry Lake in Helena, Montana without a wetsuit. Media day has come and gone, years of training have gone into her pursuit, and the time is now. Radio interviews, newspaper photo shoots, television broadcasts are
If you find yourself in the states of Idaho and Montana, you are far away from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. However, you are still close to open water swims. If you find yourself in these states, there are several swims available to you: From Idaho's Steve Omi Memorial Open Water Swim and Long Bridge Swim to Montana's Polson Bay's Water Daze,
