Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Salvatore Cimmino understands the importance of a small, but grand, gesture especially for those who are disabled and often forgotten. On May 10th, Cimmino will attempt a 60 km solo swim from Monvu in Bukavu across the Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "My goal
Support Salvatore Cimmino here for his swim from Cuba to Florida.
Courtesy of Salvatore Cimmino who will attempt to swim attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida across the Straits of Florida.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It all begins with the first stroke...or so it is said. But planning for a long swim or a triathlon begins even earlier. Usually over a coffee or a meal. Usually over someone's house or at a restaurant. Swimmers, friends and trusted advisers brainstorm about locations, swim directions, prevailing
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many swimmers and many open water swimming events around the world aim to support a local, regional, national or international causes. Swimmers attempt charity swims on behalf of social causes, environmental causes, ecological causes, political causes or medical research. Swimmers swim while supporters
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Salvatore Cimmino of Italy possesses a rare amount of courage as an endurance athlete and a deep-seated passion to help others with a disability. His willingness to seek new goals is relentless. He has planned, organized and completed solo swims from the Cook Strait in New Zealand to around Manhattan
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Italy's Salvatore Cimmino will attempt a 103-mile (168 km) solo freestyle crawl from Havana to Cuba across the Florida Strait sometime during his scheduled window of April-May 2016. Before he gets in the water, his physical condition requires that he do a bit more preparation than his fellow open water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The prosthetic industry is coming out with all kinds of new, lightweight, mobile technologies and composite materials that emulate missing muscle and tendon function. Walking, running and cycling have all become easier and possible for many individuals with missing limbs. The technologies help
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Salvatore Cimmono continues to push for equality and opportunities for individuals with disabilities through an innovative perspective of an open water swimming ambassador and disability spokesperson. He writes from Porto Taverna Beach in Sardinia, "People with disabilities should be able to have their say,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On September 4th, the King of Robben Island, Theodore Yach, and Avishug Turek became one of the handful of individuals in history who have successfully swum across the 22 km length of the Sea of Galilee. "The swim was a solidarity swim for Israel," explains Yach who normally challenges himself to
