Wild Swimming In Oregon’s Oneonta Gorge
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers always gaze upon bodies of water and wonder what it feels like to swim in, what the flow of the water is, what the water temperature feels like, and what is visible under the water (the marine life, the depth, the clarity). Some water is salty and bright blue; others are tasty fresh and dark green. Some have seaweed; others have ferns. Some have jellyfish and sharks; others have ducks and frogs.
We wonder what it is like to swim in the Oneonta Gorge in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.
Wild swimming in the shallow water and hiking along the wide variety of unique ferns, mosses, hepatics and lichens and waterfalls (Ponytail Falls, Triple Falls, Horsetail Falls) would be totally cool.
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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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