Posts tagged water

Open Water Swimming:

The open water has attracted swimmers for ages. Where there’s a lake, river, channel, ocean, or bay, there’s likely a swimmer who’s tried to conquer it. Commentator David McGlynn found himself attracted to one such swim.

David McGlynn is the author of A Door in the Ocean and The End of the Straight and Narrow. He teaches at Lawrence University.

Surfin’ in Sheboygan:

When you think of surfing, you probably don’t think Wisconsin. But believe it or not, Sheboygan is Wisconsin’s very own Malibu. Commentator Bill Povletich tells us the story behind this most unlikely of Midwestern water sports.

Bill Povletich is a documentary filmmaker, tv producer and the author of Some Like it Cold: A Sheboygan Surfin’ Safari.