Ziggy And Canine Swimmers Around The Open Water World Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Laguna Beach, California. Ziggy (@ziggythefrenchbully), an emerging canine swimmer from Laguna Beach, California, had a comprehensive ocean swimming workout with coach Lexie Kelly. "We first did some dryland exercises (fetch) with Ziggy on the dry sand, then his owner Nadim
Photo courtesy of Phil White, Island Pond Swim, Vermont. The history of canine swimmers (dogs) competing in open water swims and other venues goes back at least to Manaia, a Labrador-Irish setter, that swam faster than 400 of the 922 human entrants in the 1980 Waikiki Roughwater Swim, completing the 2.4-mile swim in 90 minutes across
Canine Surfurs Take To The Waves In Huntington Beach Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Massi, a Newfoundland, and Labradors Rambo and Romeo serve as canine lifeguards in Rome, Udaine, a Belgian Shepherd, and Butch, a Labrador cross pointer, serve as sniffer dogs in South Africa as Guri Bosch swims across lakes in Vermont. The
Photo courtesy of Wolfgang Rattay. There was all kinds of excitement on Ostia at the 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships where hometown hero Valerio Cleri and German standout Angela Maurer won the 25 km marathon swim. While Cleri was comfortable in the rough waters of Ostia, not everyone is water safe in the Roman seaside resort where not all of the
