COVID-19's Impact On Arizona And New York Open Water Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. With the global coronavirus pandemic surging, the number of confirmed cases in United States is now greater than any other country in the world (85,505). See data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center here. But hope reigns. David
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brad Lundblad knows a good thing when he sees it. So when the 48-year-old lifelong swimmer learned about the S.C.A.R. Challenge in his adopted home state of Arizona, he started training. Despite being afflicted by Lyme disease, he completed all 4 legs of the 2014 and 2015 S.C.A.R. Challenges. In 2014, he
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann has a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hanging the marathon swimming royalty in coolish or colder water where some of the tougher and more iconic marathon swims are held. "When I have to tell people that I travel north to get to a swim event in Houston, you know I'm about as U.S;
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Liz Fry keeps getting better and better. Her recent exploits at the 2015 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge mirrored her successes from the English Channel to around Manhattan Island. She swam 133.8 km in a 4-day stage swim - making another stamp on open water swimming history. In 2011 at the age of 52, Fry took 24
Courtesy of Brad Lundblad at S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, Arizona. Brad Lundblad swam and completed the 41.7 miles (66.9 km) S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge* for the second consecutive year earlier this month. He shares his thoughts of the event. "I did better on my first two swims than last year and better than expected on Apache considering the conditions. It
Photo courtesy of April Dominguez. Race founder Kent Nicholas recalls a story about Elizabeth Fry at the recent 4-day 41.7 miles (66.9 km) S.C.A.R. stage swim that not only epitomizes the sense of community that open water swimmers have, but more specifically the kind of person who Fry is. "Open water swimmers who get it understand that swims do not end
Elizabeth Fry Blows The Minds Of Veteran Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine a sport where a 57-year-old women sets the bar. Imagine a sport where a 57-year-old blows the mind of some of the best endurance athletes in the world. Imagine a sport where a full-time financier is considered among the very best in the sport. That sport
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is remarkable how close the average times are for men and women in the 4-day stage swim known as the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona. The S.C.A.R. event traditionally attracts many of the most experienced marathon swimmers in the world - and both genders, remarkably close in average age, are swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The comparison against men and women in the open water is always an interesting exercise, especially since women are on average historically faster than men in the English Channel. The top 3 men in the world in the 50m freestyle in the pool are 11.7% faster than the top women. The top 3 men in the world in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Up until 1984, a crossing of lac St-Jean in Canada was considered a tremendous feat. Since 1955, the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean had challenged professional marathon swimmers from around the world to a tough 32 km, wind-whipped race across the cold-water lake in Quebec. However, in 1984,
