Kelly Gneiting Archives

Swimming Slowly Successfully

Swimming Slowly Successfully

Swimming Slowly Successfully Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Question of the Day: I am very interested in long distance swimming, but I swim slowly. Is swimming marathons or across the English Channel possible? Answer: [...]

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Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent

Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent

Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. "When I first saw Japanese sumo wrestler Enho compete against significantly larger sumo wrestlers at the highest level of sumo, we immediately [...]

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Kelly Gneiting Steps Up Big Time

Kelly Gneiting Steps Up Big Time Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is no more unlikely marathon swimmer than sumo wrestler Kelly Gneiting. Not only did he struggle - but succeed - with his [...]

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Kelly Gneiting Aims To Top Marathon Swimming

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is an impressive thing to swim for long periods of time. It is an especially noteworthy feat that few people who weigh 200 kg (440 lbs.) are capable [...]

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Kelly Gneiting Bears 22 Hours To Cross Navajo Lake

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At 200 kg (440 lbs.) Kelly Gneiting is perhaps the heaviest marathon swimmer in the world. But that has not stopped the sumo wrestler from expanding his athletic repertoire [...]

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The Fat Passion Of Kelly Gneiting

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers are an incredibly interesting and diverse group of individuals. Their lives unfold like a page-turning thriller, each chapter of their lives part of a long-running human [...]

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One Big Challenge: Swimming Across Navajo Lake

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 430-pound (200 kg) Kelly Gneiting was seeking overseas channel swims during the summer of 2015, but then he turned his sights to domestic challenges closer to home. "My goal [...]

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Leo’s Got The Heart Of A Lion, Kelly Gneiting In Japan

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kelly Leo Gneiting, a father of 5 children from Rexburg, Idaho, is the five-time American sumo wresting champion. Known as the Man of Fat Steel, Gneiting will represent the [...]

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Kelly Gneiting, Sumo Swimmer Extraordinaire

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the open water swimming world, one can always expect the unexpected. The same holds true for Kelly Gneiting of Rexburg, Idaho. Gneiting, known as the Man of Fat [...]

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