122 And Counting For Bill Welzien
Bill Welzien completed his 122nd career 20.1 km circumnavigation swim around Key West in southern Florida with kayaker David Welzien.
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71 Years Strong Bill Welzien
Bill Welzien has completed 121 solo 20.1 km circumnavigation swims around Key West in southern Florida over the course of his career
Registration Opens For The Swim Around Key West
The 45th annual 20.1 km Swim Around Key West is open for registration.
Giving Back In Key West, Florida
Giving Back In Key West, Florida Courtesy of Katie Leigh, Key West, Florida. Kayak Coordinator Katie Leigh for the Swim Around Key West is recruiting kayakers for the 44th Annual event that begins and ends on Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida on June 6th. She explains, "We are currently looking for paddlers to accompany swimmers for the 44th Annual Swim
Bill Welzien Does Another Marathon In Key West
Bill Welzien Does Another Marathon In Key West Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Bill Welzien has never found any of his 112 career 20.1 km circumnavigation swims around Key West in southern Florida boring, but he shook up his marathon swimming routine a bit towards the end of last year. He took on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys - back and
Bill Welzien Continues On
Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Bill "Ciastko" Welzien completed his Century Swim around Key West in May, but he has continued his unprecedented number of solo swims around the 20.1 km island in southern Florida. His 103rd circumnavigation swim around Key West was escorted by Douglas Weeks [shown on left] in the 89°F (31.6°F) water in 6 hours 36
Bill Welzien Swimming Towards A Key West Century Swim
Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. After completing his 75th Diamond Swim around Swim Around Key West in Florida, Bill Welzien is moving onward to a Century Swim. "Where is all this going? Swimming is incremental, just like all of life," mused Welzien. "In life, one decision leads to the next, one step leads to the next … and in
#75 Diamond Swim Is In The Books
Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. Bill Welzien completed his 75th Diamond Swim in 6 hours 15 minutes on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. "The days leading up to that 75th Diamond Swim were very hectic [because] that I am [also] the organizer of the annual swim. The swim founder, Anna Fugina, passed this sacred trust
Seth Kurtz Set To Defend Title In Key West
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 185 swimmers from 7 countries and 29 American states will compete in the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West this Saturday beginning on Smathers Beach. Participants in the 12.5-mile endurance event will swim the circumference of the island individually or in teams of two or three. Nearly 100 swimmers will
Bill Welzien Goes For His Diamond Swim
Bill Welzien Goes For His Diamond Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Floridian Bill Welzien complete his #74th (20.1 km / 12.5-mile) circumnavigations around Key West on May 21st in 6 hours 52 minutes. He will go for his 75th Diamond Swim on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. "We have over 190 swimmers signed up to swim
