
With the shortest, coldest and (hopefully) wettest days of the year upon us, many folks are stashing away the caps, goggles and wetsuits along […]

As summer winds to an end in the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, here in San Francisco, we are just beginning to experience the nicest days o […]

The countdown is on to the San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz, hosted by Tri-California! This Sunday, 900 triathletes will make the escape fr […]

This article is written by Coach Angela Andelson. Angela has been a competitive swimmer since high school, he […]

Open water swimming is great exercise; it can burn more than 500 calories an hour! It’s important to fuel the body properly to handle the ph […]

Many swimmers head out on a boat to Alcatraz, ready to make a dramatic jump from the rock – only to find that our boats only get as close as 1 […]

In 2014, we ran a survey for our swimmers to discover what they wanted. One of those things was a place for first-timers to hear about others’ […]

In Spring 2004, Maureen Upton wrote about WWS Founder Pedro Ordenes swimming the Beagle Channel to celebrate international peace and raise can […]

Congratulations on taking the leap from pool to sea, river, and channel. Here’s all a beginner needs to know about open water swimming.
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Try to be on time and don’t jump in the water without telling anyone. On large group swims, we will have a sign-in sheet. Check in with the […]