Three Open Water Swimmers
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Three Open Water Swimmers
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Open Water Swimming, also known as Long Distance Swimming and Marathon Swimming, is a sport in which swimmers compete in distances generally greater than 10 kilometers in 'open waters'. One of the milestones for elite open water swimmers is to complete a solo swim in a body of water such as the English Channel, which spans a distance of 24 miles between Dover (England) and Calais (France); I personally accomplished an English Channel Solo Swim on July 21, 2003 in 15 hours and 21 minutes! Other monumental swims include the crossing of the Catalina Strait and circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. As the earth is covered with water, the number of possible challenging open water swims is endless. Training for such competitions is best performed outdoors in open water, and involves many lengthy swims together with other swimmers, in the interest of safety. Also for safety, open water swimmers wear bright caps so that they can be seen by fellow swimmers, boaters, and lifeguards.
The three long distance swimmers in my photo were swimming multiple 500 yard laps along a beach in Greenwich, Connecticut at sunrise on 8-2-2017. While they knew each other and were swimming at similar paces, it was by coincidence that their arm strokes became synchronized at this moment! The swimmers are John Hughes (left), Marcia Cleveland (middle), and Julia Green (right). I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR2 telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 640.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 8-12-2017
Images That Excite You, 8-16-2017
10 Plus, 9-4-2018
The 200 Club, 9-4-2018
USA Photographers Only, 10-16-2019
Water Forms, 8-12-2020
500 Views, 8-13-2020
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 8-14-2020
Mind-Blowing Photography, 7-23-2022
Just Perfect, 7-23-2022
Photographic Camera Art, 8-11-2022
1000 Views Special Feature, 9-19-2022
Third Place in FAA Contest
"Water Fun Time"
7-16-2022; Admin. Randy Rosenberger
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August 11th, 2017
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