Wayne Riddin Talks About The aQuellé Midmar Mile On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Race organizer and coach Wayne Riddin talked about organizing the world-famous aQuellé Midmar Mile, an Honor Organization in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, with IMSHOF chairperson Ned Denison and Steven Munatones in today's
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Race directors of mass participation open water swims always have their hands full. They have to understand and be on top of all aspects of their events from the pre-race registration and volunteer organization to in-the-water safety and contingency protocols in cases of emergencies. Race directors
Wayne Riddin Moves On Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine over 18,000 open water swimmers gathering in one location to compete in a variety of amateur, charity, disabled and elite competitions, in a country where there are only 6,000 registered competitive swimmers. This is the environment and event that Wayne Riddin and his team
Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. People write, people talk, people present all the time. Some write about training, racing, kayaking and crewing. Some write about what to eat and what to drink or how to pace or how to do dryland training. But when we want to learn about the open water, we listen to those who have done it
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The buildup to the annual aQuellé Midmar Mile continues. Last weekend under beautiful weather kicked off a series of events at the Heia Safari Ranch. The next seeding event (qualification swim) for the aQuellé Midmar Mile is the Sunday Tribune Penguins Capital K held on November 21st - 22nd at the Midmar
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 42nd edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile got underway at Midmar Dam on Saturday morning. With tens of thousands of swimmers and spectators, volunteers and vendors making their way down to the water's edge, it was like a giant open water swimming family reunion amid broad smiles, fist pumps, hugs and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For the last few years, the women's race at the aQuellé Midmar Mile has been an exciting two-women battle between America's Ashley Twitchell and 7-time winner Keri-Anne Payne. Between the two of them, they have dominated the last 9 races in which they have competed. But 2013 World University Games 1500m
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The final few qualifying events for the 2015 aQuellé Midmar Mile will culminate with a weekend of racing at the Heia Safari Ranch in Johannesburg, South Africa which hosts the Time Freight Lake Heritage Water Festival on January 17th and 18th. The 1.2 km swim on January 18th incorporates the Northern
Renaissance Men In The Open Water World Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A Renaissance man is often applied to the gifted people of the Renaissance era (from the 14th to 17th century) who sought to develop their full intellectual, artistic, social and physical capabilities. The term often describes the great thinkers like Leonardo da
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Time Freight Lake Heritage 3 km Challenge, one of Africa's Top 100 Open Water Swims, will be held this weekend on March 30th in South Africa. "This event offers both 1500m and 3 km distances providing ideal training opportunities for triathletes gearing up for the upcoming Ironman and the ITU World
