Jen Schumacher, open water marathon swimmer, will race to become the first person to complete the Ocean’s Seven. The Ocean’s Seven, a challenge set forth to all marathon swimmers, is comprised of seven of the most challenging and iconic channel swims in the world. To date, Jen has completed the Catalina Channel (twice, once in each direction). Follow Jen this year as she prepares for her English Channel attempt in July 2012.

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6 for 6 in Gibraltar

Posted on 5.13.12

Last week, I embarked on a journey with a group of open water swimmers to swim the Strait of Gibraltar.

Off to Gibraltar

Posted on 4.28.12

In just a few short hours, I will be en route to Lisbon, Portugal, where I will meet up with five other swimmers to swim the Strait of Gibraltar.

Zports Events in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Posted on 4.15.12

Last weekend, Zports hosted two events in the Port Elizabeth Splash Festival in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge

Posted on 4.3.12

This weekend, I will be traveling to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to compete in some of this weekend’s Zports events, including the Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge.

Sub 5:30 500

Posted on 3.29.12

Two weekends ago, I swam the 500 at the UCI SCY Masters meet.

Garmin 910xt

Posted on 3.27.12

In my last few ocean swims, I’ve been playing around with my new toy, a Garmin 910xt.

Swim Tips from Gerry Rodrigues

Posted on 1.18.12

Last week, the LA TriLab hosted esteemed coach and open water swimmer Gerry Rodrigues. Gerry’s seminar on how to massively improve your swim (mainly geared for triathletes) brought together almost 100 members into the tiny store.

Yoga Shakti

Posted on 1.16.12

While living in LA has many benefits, and one of those is that there are a myriad of yoga studios, one thing it does not have is Yoga Shakti.