Write On, Elaine Howley Courtesy of WOWSA, Boston, Massachusetts. From Captain Matthew Webb and Gertrude Ederle to Sarah Thomas and Ross Edgley, Elaine Howley is among open water swimming's most prolific writers and foremost historians. Howley promotes open water swimming, its history and its luminaries in a highly educational, easy-to-read manner via her
Laura Hamel is on the move, out in the open. In her new role as the Communications and Publications Director of U.S. Masters Swimming, Hamel is very effectively utilized the power of the word and the platform of U.S. Masters Swimming to promote the sport of open water swimming. Hamel, an enthusiastic pool and open water swimmer from Sarasota, Florida, is
U.S. Masters Swimming's SWIMMER Magazine has a cover story on unique open water swims around the world in its March-April issue. SWIMMER Magazine is distributed to the over 50,000 active members who train at over 1,000 U.S. Masters Swimmming programs across the United States - many of whom travel overseas to compete. These swims include:`1. Great Swim
