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
Paul Asmuth To Speak At 2019 Open Water Summit Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One dominant figure on the marathon swimming scene in the 20th century was American Paul Asmuth. Asmuth won 7 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation titles in the 1980’s and is an inductee in both the International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
The Unsinkable Craig Dietz To Speak At WOWSA Ocean Fest Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lincoln Sokolski of Whirley-Drink Works says, "At the end of the day, I believe most of us left with a new positive energy to be a better person, believing we can overcome challenges in life and reaching for higher achievements (whatever they may be). Craig
Ion Lazarenco Tiron Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize Courtesy of CIO Film, River Dniester, Republic of Moldova. Ion Lazarenco Tiron, the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, will accept his WOWSA Award at the 2019 Open Water Summit that will be held concurrently with the Redondo Beach Coastal Challenge in Redondo Beach, California on October 4th -
Antonio Argüelles Sets Guinness World Record Courtesy of April Wong, Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. Along with Jaimie Monahan, Ram Barkai, Lewis Pugh, Sally Minty-Gravett MBE, and Pat Gallant-Charette, Mexico's Antonio Argüelles officially received a Guinness World Record certificate from adjudicator Kim Partrick at the 2018 Open Water Summit and
