On September 18th, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest individual to complete the California Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Santa Barbara Channel in 9 hours 22 minutes at the age of 70 years and 228 days.
Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest individual to complete the California Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at the age of 70 years and 228 days.
Applications for Catalina Channel crossing attempts are being accepted once again after the year-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Triple Crown of Lake Monster Swims includes swims across Loch Ness, Lake Memphremagog and Lake Tahoe
The sport of open water swimming has benefited greatly from well-spoken and thoughtful women. But comments made about women by a former prime minister caused a global stir.
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Pat Gallant-Charette of Maine on today's edition of WOWSA Live. In addition to her channel swimming and lake swimming successes and disappointment, the 69-year-old from Maine continues to set
Prabhat Koli Getting Closer Courtesy of Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Throughout his teenage years, Prabhat Koli has achieved success time after time after time around the world, from his native India to the Africa continent to California, Hawaii and Japan, building friendships along the way with the Who's Who of marathon
The Perfect Open Water Woman Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Friendly and fit, intelligent and innovative, personable and professional. These are just a few of the characteristics that define the open water swimmers who venture beyond the shorelines around the world. From teenagers to great grandfathers, open water swimmers are
Visual Impairment After Long, Cold Marathon Swims Courtesy of Pat Gallant-Charette, Westbrook, Maine. If there is anyone who knows how to multitask, it is Pat Gallant-Charette. The retired American nurse from Maine watches her grandchildren and trains for her numerous marathon swims while following trackers of marathon and channel swimmers worldwide. "I
Swimmer Scout Summary Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, USA - Quebec, Canada. In 2011, Phil White created the In Search of Memphre cross-border marathon swim between Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada, in part, to promote a more open border with Canada. White summarized the In Search of Memphre solo swim of 40.2 km, "Nowhere was the
