WOWSA Launches Free Global Event Calendar
WOWSA Launches Free Global Calendar In WOWSA’s annual survey on [...]
Got A Question? Got A Complaint? Got A Problem?
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 [...]
From 1970 To The Present, The Waikiki Roughwater Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For the 47th consecutive year dating back to 1970, some of the world’s top swimmers will unite in Honolulu, Hawaii to partake in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, one of [...]
2016 Waikiki Roughwater Swim T-Shirt Design Contest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee is searching for the perfect design for the 2016 Waikiki Roughwater Swim participant and volunteer t-shirt. The 47th annual Roughwater Swim will be held [...]
Waikiki Much Too Roughwater
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For only the second time in the past 46 years, the Waikiki Roughwater Swim was cancelled due to unsafe conditions. With large swells relentlessly crashing upon the outer coral [...]
No Need To Worry About Submarine Traffic In Waikiki
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In is most likely the most unusual accommodation for an open water swimming anywhere, the size of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim has led Atlantis Submarine to temporarily suspend its [...]
Kilo, Ignacio, Jimena To Make Waikiki Really Roughwater
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This Saturday, the 46th Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim will take place - and it should definitely live up to its name and maybe more. Three hurricanes (Kilo, Ignacio and [...]
2015 Waikiki Roughwater Swim T-Shirt Design Contest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 46th Waikiki Roughwater Swim will be held on September 5th. "As in the past, we are looking for an awesome t-shirt design for the event," says president Kaia [...]
A WSC T-shirt Contest In Hawaii
Kaia Hedlund, president of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, announced the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim t-shirt design contest for the annual 2.4-mile iconic swim. The swim, the inspiration behind the 2.4-mile swim leg of the Hawaiian [...]
Is It The Recession Or The Open Water?
According to Running USA: 467,000..that's the number of estimated finishers and runners who completed a marathon last year. 10%...that's the total annual increase of runners finishing a marathon from the previous year. Sold Out...that's what [...]