Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Christine Cossette, a retired teacher from her home province of Quebec, Canada on today's edition of WOWSA Live. https://youtu.be/5n69MijssM0 The 59-year-old former professional marathon
Petar As Poseidon, Stoychev Honored By International Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. "He is one of a kind. There has been no one in the history of sport who has been the very best across all venues and conditions like Petar Stoychev," observed Steven Munatones. "He not only competed in four
When Three Became One Courtesy of Pierre Otis, Magog, Québec, Canada. Annie Grandisson from Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada completed eight 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean races and three 42 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog races between 1987 and 1995. Grandisson competed in the era when three professional marathon swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lynn Blouin is a remarkably talented woman who has devoted decades of her time and talents to supporting and promoting the sport of open water swimming. Blouin was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2004 as an Honour Administrator for her work of over two decades. She began as
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Since its inception, the Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog has traditionally been a swim across the lake from its American shores in the south to its Canadian shores in Magog, Quebec. For decades since the early 1990s, the 34 km Traversée has always been a FINA-sanctioned event. But times are
Photos by Phil White. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Magog (Québec, Canada) Mayor Vicki May Hamm honored Billy Connor and Sarah Thomas at City Hall in Magog, Québec for their historic swims: Connor's first traverse of Lake Memphremagog in 1955 when he swam through a thunderstorm and Thomas' first double crossing in 2013 when she faced
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Phil White created the In Search of Memphre race from Newport, Vermont in the United States to Magog, Quebec in Canada, he revived an old professional marathon swim. The Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog, one of the great races on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit, has a long,
James Kegley's Life And Wife Courtesy of WOWSA, Lac La Tuque, Canada. James Kegley was always friendly and personable on the pro circuit. He could put everyone and anyone at ease including all of those who were in his escort boats and crews on his marathon swims around the world. He is currently a professional photographer in Washington D.C.,
"Swim to America," joked one of the coaches to his swimmer. The start of the 34 km Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog, a professional and amateur swimming extravaganza in Canada, is in Magog in the province of Québec. The swimmers swim nearly down the middle of the lake to a turnaround point 16 km off in the distance near the Canadian-U.S.A.
At open water swims around the world, there are all kinds of entertainment. From samba dancers in Japan and free car give-aways in South Africa to face-painting for children and magicians for adults, there are all kinds of fun to be had before and after open water swimming competitions. At the Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog, a professional
