Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Talented and tough. Cool, courageous and composed. Well-traveled, well-mannered and well-spoken. Lots of words can describe Colleen Mallon of Ireland, a nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Rohans More was willing to give it a go with at least 5 of the 7 channels in the Oceans Seven. He wanted to try the North Channel and [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What possibly could the two-finger sign of Pádraig Mallon mean out during the North Channel? Two-way crossing? Two hours/miles to go? Tandem swim? Second relay swimmer in? Peace? Victory? [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kimberly Rutherford, an American ice swimmer who successfully crossed Monterey Bay in Northern California on September 5th in 22 hours 6 minutes. This was the third non-wetsuit crossing in [...]
Photo above of Ireland Long Distance Swimming Association President Billy Wallace, Maureen McCoy, Michelle Macy and Sheena Patterson (left to right) is courtesy of Paul McCambridge Photography and Video. Maureen McCoy gives a beautiful tribute [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "There is nothing solo about a solo swim," reported Oceans Seven swimmer Kimberley Chambers from the Ulster hospital in County Down, Northern Ireland. "It is a team effort all [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As the world turns, Kimberley Chambers kept swimming and swimming and swimming today. And the global open water swimming community gives her a big pat on the pack for [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is natural and expected for world-class swimmers like Lynne Cox and Penny Palfrey to be on the highest echelon of the Oceans Seven list. But it is equally [...]
Photo of Anna-Carin Nordin and escort pilot Brian Meharg discussing a crossing of the North Channel where she achieved the Oceans Seven. When a swimmer and pilot get together, they become two individuals with a [...]
Milo McCourt gives a time check for Eleven Feet relay member David Burke in the North Channel.