WOWSA Live
Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González (Mexico) and Steven Munatones (USA) co-host the WOWSA Live program]] eDreams on WOWSA Live]] 9 Hands of Swimming on WOWSA Live]] noun - WOWSA Live is an online interview series hosted by Steven Munatones, Ned Denison and Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González that focuses on sharing the lifestyles, backgrounds and mindsets of luminaries in the global open water swimming community.
Hosts[edit]
- Open Water Wednesday was originally hosted starting in 2010 by Steven Munatones.
- WOWSA Live is currently co-hosted starting in March 2020 by International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees Ned Denison from Cork, Ireland, Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González from Mexico City, Mexico, and Steven Munatones from Huntington Beach, California.
- The ICE Series - How Ice Swimmers Achieve the Impressive, Improbable, and Inconceivable is a WOWSA Live production. The ICE Series is a podcast collaboration between the International Ice Swimming Association and the World Open Water Swimming Association that shares information, education, and heroic activities in the global ice swimming community.
- Diary of a Double is a WOWSA Live production. It is a podcast and documentation of the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in July 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel swim that was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Mission[edit]
To entertain, educate and enthuse the swimming community by luminaries of the sport.
WOWSA Live with Darren Miller[edit]
Darren Miller on the 5 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
Open Water Wednesday[edit]
With English Channel and Catalina Channel record holder Dr. Penny Dean
2-time Olympic medalist and multiple world champion Thomas Lurz
With 2-time Olympian Alex Meyer
With International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame dual inductee Greta Andersen.
WOWSA Live with Elaine Howley[edit]
Elaine Howley on the 5 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with David Smith[edit]
David Smith, PhD on the 4 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Steven Munatones.
WOWSA Live with Stephen Redmond[edit]
Stephen Redmond on the 4 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with John Muenzer[edit]
John Muenzer on the 4 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with Ronnie Wong[edit]
Ronnie Wong on the 6 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with Charlotte Brynn[edit]
Charlotte Brynn on the 6 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with Bonnie Tsui and Kimberley Chambers[edit]
Bonnie Tsui and Kimberley Chambers on the 8 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famers Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González and Steven Munatones.
WOWSA Live with Brent Rutemiller[edit]
Brent Rutemiller on the 7 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live with Roz Hardiman[edit]
Roz Hardiman on the 8 May 2020 edition of WOWSA Live with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
WOWSA Live / Open Water Wednesday Guests[edit]
- Abhejali Bernardová, Czech Republic
- Adam Nuhfer, USA
- Adam Skolnick, USA
- Adam Walker, UK
- Adam Walker about Linda Kaiser, USA
- Albert Coward, UK/Italy
- Alicia Abertondo, Argentina about Antonio Abertondo
- Aleksey Akatyev, Russia
- Alex Kostich, USA
- Alex Meyer versus Valerio Cleri in lac St-Jean, Canada
- Alice Dearing, UK
- Andre Metzger, USA
- Angela Maurer, Germany
- Anna Olasz, Hungary
- Anne Marie Ward, Ireland
- Anthony McCarley, USA
- Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González, Mexico
- Antonio (Toño) Argüelles Díaz-González Diary of a Double, Mexico
- Ashley Cowan, Canada
- Ashley Twichell, USA
- Attila Mányoki, Hungary
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame's Chris Guesdon
- Bangla Channel Swimming (Kshitindra Chandra Baisya, Mizanur Rahman, Fazlul Kabir Sina, Lipton Sarker, Salman Saeed, Kamal Anwar Babu, Mohammed Shamsuzzaman Arafat, Parvez Rashid, and Sheikh Mahbubur Rahman), Bangladesh
- Barry Watson, UK
- Becca Mann, USA
- Belín Villasante, Mexico
- Ben Lecomte, France/USA
- Benjamin Landis, USA
- Beth French, UK
- Billy Wallace, Northern Ireland
- Bonnie Tsui, USA
- Borut Strel, Slovenia
- Brent Rutemiller, USA
- Bridging The Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands
- Brojen Das, Bangladesh with daughter RKA Sanghita Pal
- Bruce Wigo, USA
- Bruckner Chase, USA
- Cameron Bellamy, South Africa
- Carlos Larriera, Argentina
- Carol Sing, USA
- Caroline Block, PhD, USA
- Cath Pendleton, Wales
- Catharine Arnston, Canada/USA
- Catherine Breed, USA
- Catherine Kase, USA
- Cathy Delneo, USA
- Charlotte Brynn, New Zealand/USA
- Charles Forsberg, UK
- Chloë McCardel, Australia
- Chris Morgan, USA
- Chris Ritter, USA
- Christine Arsenault, Canada
- Christine Cossette, Canada
- Commander Charles Gerald Forsberg OBE, RN (Rtd.), UK
- Christopher Green, UK
- Dr. Christopher Stockdale, MBE, UK
- Claudio Plit, Argentina
- Colin Hill, UK
- Courtney Moates Paulk, USA
- Dale Petranech, USA
- Damián Blaum, Argentina
- Dan Simonelli, USA
- Daniel Couto, Brazil
- Darcie Rivard, USA
- Darren Miller, USA
- Dave Kelsheimer, USA
- Dave Tonge, USA
- David Alleva, PhD, USA
- David Clark, USA
- David Harvey, USA
- David O'Brien, Australia
- David Smith, USA
- David Whyte, UK
- Deaxo Croes, Aruba
- Deirdre Ward, Ireland
- Dhananjay Vanmali, India
- Diana Nyad, USA
- Dick Campion, Australia
- Dick Shoulberg, USA
- Doug Woodring, USA/Hong Kong
- Donal Buckley, Ireland
- Drury Gallagher, USA
- Dylan Kent, Canada
- Eden Elgeti, UK
- Edna Llorens, Mexico
- Elaine Howley, USA
- Erica Rose, USA
- Esther Nuñez Morera, Spain
- Eva Fabian, USA/Israel
- Freda Streeter, MBE, UK
- Gabriel Chaillou, Argentina
- Gennadi Touretski, Russia
- George O’Keefe, Ireland
- Ger Kennedy, Ireland
- Gilles Potvin, Canada
- Gráinne Moss, Ireland
- Greg Streppel, Canada
- Professor Greg Whyte, OBE
- Greta Andersen, USA/Denmark
- Güneş Kibar, PhD, MSc, Turkey
- Guy Cohen, Israel
- Hailey Shapley, USA
- Hamza Bakircioglu, Turkey
- Hank Wise, USA
- Harry Briggs (USA) by Letitia Sweitzer (USA)
- Harry Huffaker, USA
- Professor Heather Berlin, USA
- Dr. Heather Massey, UK
- Herman Willemse, Netherlands
- Hugo Rodríguez, Mexico
- Ice Swimming Hall of Fame with Ned Denison (Ireland) and Jaimie Monahan (USA)
- Igor de Souza, Brazil
- Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Ireland
- [Rachael Lee]], Ireland
- Carol Cashell, Ireland
- Ray Cossum, Ireland
- Fionnuala Walsh, Ireland
- Donal Buckley, Ireland
- Pádraig Mallon, Ireland
- Jacqueline McClelland, Ireland
- Irene van der Laan, Netherlands
- Ivan Torres, Mexico
- Ivar Sisniega, Mexico
- Jack Fabian, USA
- Jaimie Monahan, USA
- Jamal Hill, USA
- James Kegley, USA
- James Pittar, Australia
- Jamie Patrick, USA
- Jane Katz Ph.D., USA
- Jeannie Zappe, USA
- Jen Schumacher, USA
- Jessi Harewicz, Canada
- Jim Anderson, USA
- Jim McConica, USA
- Jim Miller, MD, USA
- Jim Pritchard about Frank Pritchard, USA
- Joe Zemaitis, USA
- Johann Schans, Netherlands
- John Muenzer, USA
- John Scott, Canada
- John van Wisse, Australia
- John Zemaitis, USA
- Jordan Wilimovsky, USA
- Julian Critchlow, UK
- Julie Bradshaw MBE, UK
- Julie Ridge, USA
- Kaia Hedlund, USA
- Kamil Resa Alsaran, Turkey
- Karah Nazor, PhD, USA
- Kareena Lee, Australia
- Karen Burton, USA
- Karla Wheelock, Mexico
- Kate Steels, UK
- Kathy Batts, UK
- Katie Blair, Germany
- Katie Rowe, USA
- Kent Nicholas, USA
- Kevin Murphy, UK
- Kevin Rivard, USA
- Kimberley Chambers, New Zealand/USA
- Krzysztof Kubiak, Poland
- Lee Shimano, Canada
- Linda Kaiser, USA
- Linda McGill, Australia
- Long Beach Swim Focus Catalina Relay, USA
- Luciano Cotena, Italy
- Lyle Nalli, USA
- Lynn Kubasek, USA
- Lynton Mortensen, Australia
- Maarten van der Weijden, Netherlands
- Mackenzie Miller, USA
- Madhu Nagaraja, Canada
- Marathon Swimming Mentors
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, Italy
- Marc Newman, UK
- Marcella MacDonald, USA
- Marcia Cleveland, USA
- Marcos Díaz, Dominican Republic
- Marcy MacDonald, DPM, USA
- Margaret Park, Canada
- Margaret Rivard, USA
- Marian Clark, USA
- Marianne Alvarez, Germany/Mexico
- Mariel Hawley Dávila, Mexico
- Marilyn Bell, Canada
- Mark Caron, USA
- Mark Hamilton, Ireland
- Mark Warkentin, USA
- Martin Strel, Slovenia
- Martina Grimaldi, Italy
- Massimo Giuliani, Italy
- Matthias Kaßner, Germany
- Mauricio Prieto, Spain
- Melissa Cunningham, Australia
- Merle Liivand, Estonia
- Mervyn Sharp, UK
- Michael Miller, USA
- Michael Read, UK
- Michael Rice, USA
- Michael Twigg-Smith, USA/Hawaii
- Michelle Lucking, UK
- Michelle Macy, USA
- Mike Gregory, Australia
- Mike Oram, UK
- Mike Spalding, USA
- Professor Mike Tipton, UK
- Mohamed Marouf, Egypt/Canada
- Monique Wildschut, Netherlands
- Nabil ElShazly, Egypt
- Nasser ElShazly, Egypt
- Natalie du Toit, South Africa
- Natalia Szydlowski, Ph.D., Argentina
- Ned Denison, USA/Ireland
- Neville Smith, South Africa
- Nikos Gemelos, Greece
- Nora Toledano, Mexico
- Ori Sela, Israel
- Osama Momtaz, Egypt
- Otto Thaning, M.D., South Africa
- Pablo Fernández Álvarez, Spain
- Pádraig Mallon, Ireland
- Pat Gallant-Charette, USA
- Patrick McLennan, UK
- Paul Asmuth, USA
- Paul Georgescu, Romania
- Pedro Rangel Haro, Mexico
- Penny Dean Ph.D., USA
- Penny Palfrey, Australia
- Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria
- Peter Jurzynski, USA
- Philip Rush, New Zealand
- Pilar Geijo, Argentina
- Rafael Hernández, Mexico
- Ram Barkai, South Africa
- Régent Lacoursière, Canada
- René Martínez Saenz, Mexico
- Ricardo Ratto, Brazil
- Richard Broer, Netherlands
- Rob Kent, Canada
- Rob Webb, USA
- Roger Parsons, UK/Spain
- Rohan More, India
- Ronnie Wong, Hong Kong
- Rosemary George, UK
- Rowdy Gaines, USA
- Roz Hardiman, UK
- Ryan Stramrood, South Africa
- Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE, Jersey
- Sandra Bucha, USA
- Sandy Neilson-Bell, USA
- Sarah Thomas, USA
- Sarah Turner, PhD, USA
- Serbo Simeoni, USA
- Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia
- Sid Cassidy, USA
- Silvia Dalotto, Argentina
- Simon Dominguez, Australia
- Simon Murie, South Africa
- Spirit Orcas, Canada with Jasmine Kremer, Drew Sabourin, Lidia White, Aly White, Dixon McGowan, Maria Sharock
- Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece
- Stefan Lurz, Germany
- Stefan Stuckert, Germany
- Stéphane Gomez, France
- Stephen Junk, Australia
- Stephen Redmond, Ireland
- Stéphane Lecat, France
- Sue Dyson, Saint Lucia
- Susan Simmons, Canada
- Swim 22, USA
- Swim Around Charleston with Alex Kostich, USA
- Tamara Bruce, Australia
- Tammy van Wisse, Australia
- Ted Erikson, USA
- Brian Keenan on Ted Keenan, Ireland
- Taranath Narayan Shenoy, India
- Taylor Cunningham, USA
- Ted Bramble, USA
- Theodore Yach, South Africa
- Thomas Lurz, Germany
- Thomas Pembroke, Australia
- Tim Johnson Ph.D., USA
- Tina Bischoff, USA
- Tita Llorens, Spain
- Tomi Stefanovski, Macedonia
- Val Parsons, UK/Spain
- Ventura Deep Six, USA
- Vera Rivard, USA
- Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, USA
- Vicki Keith, C.M., O. Ont., LLD, ChPC, Canada
- Vojislav Mijić, Serbia
- Walid Ahmed Abdel Kader, Egypt
- Wayne Riddin, South Africa
- Wes Nolan, Ireland
&Yuri Kudinov, Russia/Kazakhstan
- Yvetta Hlaváčová, Czech Republic
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