Doug Woodring Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "Who knew that diving among a bunch of plastic trash would become the catalyst for Doug Woodring to eventually be nominated and voted in as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A ship engine failed and no one could fix it. Then they brought in a man with 40 years on the job. He inspected the engine carefully from top to bottom. After looking things over, the man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into
Courtesy of Ken Thorley, The Five, Hong Kong. The Five, a 5 km race in Hong Kong from Stanley Pier to Repulse Bay organized by Ian Polson, was held yesterday with 48 entrants. "A tremendous battle was played out between the lead group of 8 swimmers," reports Ken Thorley. "They kept together as a pack for about two-thirds of the race before they started
Courtesy of Mike Pickles/Power of Sports Images at The Five in Hong Kong, a World Open Water Swimming Series event. Pick your line and line-up where you feel best, even if you are not right on the exact starting line. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of Open Water Asia and Ocean Recovery Alliance of Hong Kong. The Jax Sheko Challenge, Hong Kong had its 10-year anniversary in 2014 with its biggest event yet: over 250 swimmers, paddlers and runners. Swimming the 2.2 km course from Big Wave Bay to the Back Beach is the main event, with the other sports making up the Trisolothon portion of the
Trent Grimsey won the inaugural The Five, a 5 km race in Hong Kong Island. The race organized by Doug Woodring of Open Water Asia and the Ocean Recovery Alliance was a point-to-point race ending in Repulse Bay. The top 10 male and female results are as follow: 1 Trent Grimsey 58:56 2 Lawrence Fanous 59:58 3 Pascal Snelling 1:03:40 4 Cody Kwan Pak Hong
On October 12th, Trent Grimsey is coming out of retirement to compete with 56 other teams and 8 solo swimmers at the 15 km Clean Half extreme marathon swim from the main beach in Stanley to Deep Water Bay under conditions that are predicted to be as optimal as can be. “I'm very excited to be here in Hong Kong competing in two of its best ocean swims, The
Brian Ryckeman and Trent Grimsey, two of the fastest open water swimmers in the world, will head towards The Clean Half and The Five events in Hong Kong in October to share their expertise and passion for the sport. The professional marathon swimming duo who have long raced against each other from Asia to Europe will be giving a number of clinics and talks
The Extreme 5 km Ocean Swim is a new professional open water swim in Hong Kong offering HK$20,000 in total prize money. The Five is a complementary race to the Clean Half, a 15 km extreme winter marathon swim in Hong Kong Island. The first male and female finishers each receive HK$6,000 each; second place finishers receive HK$3,000; and third place
As a complementary race to the 14.5 km Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim held in October in Hong Kong, race director Doug Woodring started the 15 km Cold Half in February when the water temperature drops. This year, in order to make the travel to Hong Kong even more enticing for international swimmers, he is adding The Five, a new 5 km race on October
