Getting To The Other Side Of Oceans Seven Courtesy of Stefan Stuckert, Oceans Seven, Planet Earth. Film director Stefan Stuckert directed Oceans 7, a documentary film about Beth French and her journey to complete the unprecedented Calendar Year Oceans Seven. The outcome of French's Oceans Seven journey is known, but the story behind her effort will be
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sandwiched between two escort boats in what that was tough, but not impossible, Beth French voluntarily exited after swimming for 10 hours 33 minute in Japan's Tsugaru Channel. The British channel swimmer explains why she felt comfortable and transformational in gradually making to her decision. "I reached
My Trident Is A Permanent Good Luck Charm Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann has traveled north and south, east and west to compete in some of the longest and toughest open water swims in America. Hermann has done the 10-mile Swim The Suck, he 36-mile END WET, 42 miles of the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, the 12.5-mile Swim Around
Some Skin Shark Scene Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tattoos are all the rage with all kinds of marine scenes and creatures dotting the skinscape of athletes and non-athletes alike. But some tattoos are particularly eye-catching to open water swimmers, especially those of sharks, mermaids and crashing surf. On left is certainly one
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 16-year-old Tien Nguyen of Segerstrom Fundamental High School swims breaststroke and individual medley on her Southern California high school swim team. When she is not training and competing, she spends her time quietly, carefully and joyfully on the pool deck and in the bleachers with her grateful
Alecia Kelly just got inked with a colorful tattoo that signifies her personal feelings about being both empowered and humbled by her experiences in the open water world. "The swimming community makes the world seem both smaller on the one hand, because of the camaraderie and having friends all over," says the California swimmer. "The open water is a
Beavers And Octopi Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nick Beavers is a 21-year-old swimmer who currently attends Whittier College and is a sprinter. He grew up in Long Beach, California and has always had a love for the ocean swimming, bodyboarding, and surfing. His octopus tattoo represents this ocean-oriented lifestyle and his passion for
When Skin Is In The Game, Swimming Country By Country Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Some people put pins in a map at their home or office as an indication of the cities they have visited. Others look at the stamps in their passports in order to remember the places they have swum. And a few others use blogs, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers can be expressive in a variety of ways: verbally or artistically. Some view their skin as part of that public expression. Csaba Gercsak is a two-time Olympian marathon swimmer who combined his Olympic achievements and his passion for open water swimming into one colorful tattoo on his
