Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pablo Fernández Álvarez swam 250 km in 26 hours 36 minutes in a logistically-challenging current-assisted
(current-positive) ocean swim
in the Gulf Stream. Along the way, he completed the first 100 km in 11 hours 7 minutes, breaking his previous record of 12 hours 21 minutes set in
Pablo Fernández Álvarez Sets 100 km Open Water Record Courtesy of WOWSA, Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean. In the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in New York, the swimmers fly down the Hudson River often swimming faster than walkers, joggers, runners and even cyclists. The swimmers are aided by the fast-moving Hudson River during the last stretch of the
Robert Strauss Honored With Virginia Hunt Newman International Award Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine Professor Robert Strauss, M. Ed., author of Discover Swimming, established Swim Gym Swim School in 1984 in Miami, Florida, teaching as many as 1,000 children per week during its summer camps. Strauss knows swimming whether it is for young ones in a
Courtesy of Robert Strauss at Swim Miami, Florida. 31-year-old Andres H. Miyares first discovered swimming at the young age of 9 months at Strauss' Swim Gym in Miami. "I had him under my tutelage until he was 10 years old," explains Strauss about the Special Olympics athlete with Down Syndrome. "Since then, he has spent time training with other fine
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Former Olympic swimmer and owner of Miami's Swim Gym Robert Strauss, whose arm was nearly useless and his shoulder practically paralyzed 3 years ago, is back in the water after intense rehabilitation and a deep passion to get back in the water. At this year's Swim Miami, an event he has shared event
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Former Olympic swimmer and owner of Miami's Swim Gym Robert Strauss, whose arm was nearly useless and his shoulder pretty much paralyzed 3 years ago, is back after some intense rehabilitation and a passionate desire to get back in the water. At Swim Miami, an event he has shared event organization
Sometimes being a race director is like being the only flight attendant on an airplane. Or the principal of a school or a CEO in a corporate crisis. Everyone it seems - from swimmers to their parents and coaches - is always asking questions and making requests of race directors before and after an open water swim. Most athletes - fully intent on
Jonathan Strauss added another marathon swim to his sports event portfolio this weekend: the 8-mile Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. In addition to his distance skateboarding and paddle boarding events, Strauss organizes the annual Swim Miami in April. Although Swim Miami was started by Jim Woodman, Strauss and his father,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimming is in his blood. The Mexican Olympian has embraced aquatic sports like few others. Starting out as a youngster in Mexico, Robert Strauss gradually worked his way up to world class level, eventually facing off with Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich Olympics. But he has never retired. Strauss
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Millions of people love swimming with a deep passion. They appreciate the feel of the water, the buoyancy it provides, the healthy lifestyle it helps produce, and the muscle tone it helps develops. Whether in Rio or in Rotterdam, Barcelona or Boston, Sydney or Seattle, swimmers are generally happy,
