San Nicholas Island Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Remembering Lynn Kubasek with Her Legacy in the California Channel Islands
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Steven Munatones 11/27/2021 No Comment

Lynn Kubasek is one of the most loved and respected open water swimmers in America. Unfortunately, she passed away in January 2019 due to pancreatic cancer (read her obituary here). Kubasek left a long legacy of volunteering, observing and supporting dozens of channel swims and relays in the California Channel Islands and elsewhere. Her videos dot the

The Deep Enders Are Heading Towards Shallow Waters
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Steven Munatones 10/13/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Deep Enders are getting closer to their goal of becoming the first group of humans to swim from San Nicholas Island to Point Vicente on the California mainland. After more 32 hours on the high seas, their unprecedented attempt at swimming 70.1 miles (112.8 km) to the California shore seems to be soon

The Deep Enders Heading Towards The California Coast
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Steven Munatones 10/12/2015 No Comment

The Deep Enders Heading Towards The California Coast Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Deep Enders are a group of ocean-loving adults from Ventura, California [see below]. Six of them are currently swimming from San Nicholas Island to Point Vicente on the California mainland, in an unprecedented attempt at swimming 70.1 miles (112.8

First Attempt Stopped Short, But Future Possibilities Seen
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Steven Munatones 10/11/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After getting stopped by winds and weather a few weeks ago on their first attempt, Anthony McCarley and support team never ever got off the California coast. But with the Navy's permission, they gathered once again off the California coast for a swim amid the California Channel Islands. It took 6 hours to

Anthony McCarley’s Unprecedented Swim In The Pacific
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Steven Munatones 09/26/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is usual when a marathon swim or a channel swim is finished, the swimmer reaches shore to the cheers of only a few onlookers and within the camera angles of only a handful of support crew members. But when a swim is an inter-island crossing between out in the Pacific, there are even lower possibilities