TRIATHLETES AND OPEN WATER SWIMMERS: 5K, 2.4 mile, 1.2 mile, 1,500 meter, and 750 meter Open Water Swims are featured in the A Long Swim Series on Sunday, June 2 in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Events are professionally timed and led … Continue reading →
A Long Swim – Tower Road Beach Winnetka – 750 meters, 1,500 meters,1.2 miles, 2.4 miles, and 5K A Long Swim is a series of open water swimming events benefiting ALS research (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Led by English Channel Swimmer, Doug … Continue reading →
A Long Swim event on Lake Michigan 1,500 meters, 1.2 miles, 2.4 miles, 5K open water swim timed and under race conditions with lifeguards in kayaks surrounding the course The weather conditions for the A Long Swim – Tower Road … Continue reading →
Q&A: Doug McConnell, Co-Founder of A Long Swim Chicago Athlete Magazine, by Holly Petrovich | June 1, 2018 Q: How did you first get involved with swimming? A: I was a swimmer since I was a little kid; I started with … Continue reading →
Ka’iwi Channel swim A Welcome Home Party was held for our Ka’iwi Channel swimmer, Doug McConnell and our support kayaker, Don Macdonald at Francesca’s in Barrington, Illinois. Hosted by Phillips Menswear of Barrington, our guys were interviewed by Terry Owens and … Continue reading →
Doug McConnell On A Long Swim Daily News of Open Water Swimming | Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California, July 29, 2016 The English Channel is often referred to as the Mount Everest of open water swimming. But there are … Continue reading →
We call it “The Susan” Susan and I met on a commuter train 34 years ago, and from the very first I was gobsmacked by her creativity. She was special then, and has become more special every day since. I … Continue reading →
This is the second of a three-part series on Doug’s swim across the English Channel. Read part 1 here, and check back on Monday for part 3. The English Channel Swim – how it begins The swim actually starts from … Continue reading →
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