Victorious Vegans And Vegetarians Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vegetarians like Vasanti Niemz (2 English Channel crossings + 9 International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen), Karteek Clarke (11 English Channel crossings) and Vedika Bolliger (5 English Channel crossings) are experienced open water swimmers who have swum around
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When American Alex Meyer lines up against local favorite and two-time defending champion Xavier Desharnais in the 62nd annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Lac Saint-Jean, he will have a non-so-secret advantage. Paul Asmuth, a 7-time professional marathon swimming champion, 3-time Traversée
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The last time Alex Meyer competed in Lac Saint-Jean, it was at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships. His gold medal victory was one of the most curious and exciting races in history when he and Italy's Valerio Cleri, the reigning 25 km world champion, went literally stroke-for-stroke over the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over the last few weeks, the open water swimming world has been exploding with action and adventure. Daily and non-stop - the number of achievements and accomplishments have been constant and unprecedented. Not only did hundreds of the fastest open water swimmers on the planet gather in Kazan, Russia for
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If there was to be any year where Xavier Desharnais was to win the 61st annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean outright, it was to be this year. Last year, he shared the victory podium with Tomi Stefanovski, but he only had one goal in 2015 for the July 28th race that is the richest on the FINA Open
Xavier Desharnais, The Vegan Swimmer Courtesy of Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches from Montréal, Québec, Canada. Xavier Desharnais is a Canadian professional open water swimmer who won the 2014 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean. Desharnais follows a strict plant-based diet, also known as a vegan diet. Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches interviewed him to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With one race to go on the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Joanes Hedel hung on to a 1-point lead over Tomi Stefanovski, a 6-point lead over Xavier Desharnais, and a 10-point lead over Evgenji Pop Acev for the season's title. Going into the final race, the title was up for grabs. But the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sometimes, we really do not understand why open water swimming referees make disqualifications or give yellow cards or red cards. But then when we see such a fragrant violation of basic open water swimming impeding rules like the example above from the 39th 16 km Faros Maratón, we REALLY do not understand
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is not often that newspapers describe scandals in open water swimming events, but when they do, it is big news. At least locally. The newspaper covering the 39th 16 km Faros Maratón in Croatia published a lengthy article on the controversial second-place tie between Vlodymer Voronko of Ukraine and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What is it with Xavier Desharnais this year? The Canadian marathon swimmer tied for first with Tomi Stefanovski at the 60th 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in July and then he ties for second with Ukrainian Vlodymer Voronko at the 39th 16 km Faros Maratón in Croatia. Close
