When The Timing Is Off At China Walls
Courtesy of Marcos Robaina, China Walls, Hawaii.
There are a handful of channel swimmers who are swept past the traditional finishing point of Sandy Beach on Oahu during their Molokai Channel crossings: Stephen Redmond, Michael Ventre and Kimberley Chambers.
These swimmers, extremely fatigued after hours of swimming, have to navigated surf as they climb up the rocky face of China Walls along the beachfront community of Portlock, east of the Diamond Head volcano.
The video by Molokai Channel kayaker Marcos Robaina shows what can happen when the timing is off at the China Walls.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
There are a handful of channel swimmers who are swept past the traditional finishing point of Sandy Beach on Oahu during their Molokai Channel crossings: Stephen Redmond, Michael Ventre and Kimberley Chambers.
These swimmers, extremely fatigued after hours of swimming, have to navigated surf as they climb up the rocky face of China Walls along the beachfront community of Portlock, east of the Diamond Head volcano.
The video by Molokai Channel kayaker Marcos Robaina shows what can happen when the timing is off at the China Walls.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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