Young Begets Young Across The English Channel Courtesy of Serpentine Swimming Club, English Channel. Gaurvi Singhvi is a 16-year-old swimmer who crossed the English Channel on August 23rd in 13 hours 28 minutes. Young for sure. And the Serpentine Swimming Club produces some remarkable young swimmers. Singhvi, a Serpentine Swimming Club member, broke the
Courtesy of John Tierney, Serpentine Swimming Club, London. With his recent crossing of the Catalina Channel, John Tierney reported that Daniel Martinez Lobo became the first individual in the world to complete the Chorizo Four.* The Spanish open water swimmer from the Serpentine Swimming Club completed the Catalina Channel in 14 hours 8 minutes on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are a number of oases of open water swimming around the world: Sandycove Island, Aquatic Park, Cape Town, Waikiki, Copacabana Beach, Cancun and many other locations from warm tropical seas to cold lakes. But one location has clearly stood the test of time and has continued to attract many open water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 37-year-old Michelle Macy is a no-nonsense swimmer: cool, calm, collected. She follows the creed of her employer, Nike, when it comes to diving in the open water and swimming across channels, across lakes and down rivers. The Oregon resident just does it. Walk in, swim across, walk out. And she usually
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Ram Barkai has a remarkable ability to control his shivering after swimming in water under 5ºC (41ºF), it was even more impressive to watch people from various walks of life at the Serpentine Swimming Club - up to the age of 74 - swimming in water temperatures around 1ºC (33-34ºF) for up to 15 minutes
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Soon after the Daily News of Open Water Swimming reported on the Serpentine Swimming Club and its mindset of "just get on with it" (see here), reports came out of London that today's Serps practice was conducted in near 0ºC (32ºF) water with an even lower air temperature and wind chill. Those conditions
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the Mediterranean climate of Southern California where hundreds of outdoor pools dot the landscape, there are tens of thousands of swimmers who train daily under professional well-paid coaches. Under the nearly constant California sunshine, athletes enjoy beautiful aquatic facilities and miles and miles
John Tierney of the Serpentine Swimming Club penned this poem: Some say that swimming is boring, perhaps a trifle dull, Splashing past chlorinated lane ropes, with very little to mull. But other places are more profound, such as in lake, river and sea, Like many a dry-docked Londoner, it’s the Serpentine for me. It’s open in the summer, when the Serps
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Just get on with it," was heard frequently upon our visit to the famed Serpentine Swimming Club in London. On an early morning when the London fog blanketed Hyde Park and the skyline fell low upon the horizon, the hardy members of the Serpentine Swimming Club religiously walked towards the Serpentine.
Hyde Park in London stands alone among the greatest urban parks in the world. While its city counterparts from Central Park (New York) to Park Güell (Barcelona), Wiener Prater (Vienna), Stanley Park (Vancouver), Ueno Park (Tokyo), Golden Gate Park (San Francisco), Monsanto Forest Park (Lisbon), Lumphini Park (Bangkok), Flagstaff Gardens (Melbourne), Beihai
