Gotta Keep Your Discipline, John Muenzer And Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Former collegiate and marathon swimmer John Muenzer and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison covered a profound number of topics on today's WOWSA Live simultcast from both Cork, Ireland and Cincinnati,
John Muenzer With Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Cary, North Carolina. "I like eating chicken soup on my channel swims," often says International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison, only half jokingly. "It has the same texture and tastes the same, going in and coming back out." Denison will talk with John Muenzer on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann, a 57-year-old from Houston, Texas, is entered into this year's Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. This will be her fourth visit to the 24-mile race. "I did it twice on relays and last year as a pace swimmer for Ranie Pearce. I’m tackling this with Martin Strel paddling for me. We’ve done
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ron Collins had to call on all his decades of open water swimming experience to handle the situations at yesterday's 24 mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Collins reported, "With winds that gradually increased, the conditions led to a change of the cross-bay swim to a safer triangular contingency course. High
Courtesy of Jason Malick. If you asked a swim support paddler or marathon swimmer what made for an ideal support craft, what would be some properties or responses one might receive? *High Visibility *Ease of Identifying or connecting paddler with swimmer at the start of a race *Trackability and maintaining the straightest point-to-point course line
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. April 16th 2016 is the date for the 19th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. "With our waters warming to 80°F+ in late April, we've decided to move a couple weeks forward so the water temps will be about 72°F- 78°F. Hopefully," reports race director Ron Collins. For more information, visit
An Adventure Film By Ron Collins Courtesy of Ron Collins, founder of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Copyright © 2008 – 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tampa Bay Marathon Swim founder and race director Ron Collins is ready for the 2015 edition this Saturday "12 solo swimmers and three relay teams have entered the 18th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Swimmers and their fans will be able to follow all of the action on race day via GPS tracker,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Background information from the St. Petersburg Times on May 13th 2002. Dr. Konrad Euler passed recently. The memory and legacy of the personable German native and Florida resident will be long remembered by his teammates and those who knew him and were touched by him. "Konrad was a father figure and a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ron Collins of Distance Matters prepared this panoramic view of the mainland finish of a Catalina Channel crossing. When channel swimmers are told, "We can see the shore," this view is usually what they see. Collins himself completed the swim on his second attempt as well as completing the Triple Crown of
