 Sarah Thomas, a 37-year-old cancer survivor, swims across the 21-mile English Channel. She said she was stung on the face by a jellyfish during her epic swim, in which she crisscrossed the channel four times, a journey that ended up being more than 130 miles because of the tides.Jon Washer/AP By BRAKKTON [...]
Lifeguards and attendees offer a hands on demonstration of how the different types of snorkel masks work, including the increasingly popular full face ones that some say are a problem. It’s all part of a snorkeling safety workshop exploring why snorkeling is the No. 1 cause of drownings among visitors in the state. It [...]
 Passing strangers ask if this sting ray victim, left with bag, had listened to the news about sting rays. The Bakersfield resident had not. Woman on right was not stung, but had cold feet so she soak them in hot water at Huntington Beach on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2017. The influx of sting [...]
 Clockwise from top left: In-N-Out Burger, Five Guys and Shake Shack (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)  Critic Brad A. Johnson dines at three popular burger restaurants to see which one truly makes the best cheeseburgers and fries. By BRAD A. JOHNSON | [email protected] | Orange County Register Every [...]
The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Championships kicked off in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday with the National Junior Lifeguard Championships. Current photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography  By SWIMSWAM Courtesy: United States Lifesaving Assocication VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships kicked off in Virginia Beach, [...]
San Clemente lifeguard Keaton Rose, 17, gets ready to bring a paddleboard up the coast to the city's border, where he was meeting up with OC Parks lifeguards to pass the board. It is part of the SoCal PaddleDown For Cancer Relay and will travel 250 miles up the Southern California coastline in San [...]
Workers get The Vans US Open of Surfing venue ready for opening day in Huntington Beach on Monday, July 22, 2019. The nine-day event will kick off on July 27. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)  By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register It’s been 55 years since Paul [...]
Gregg Hamby, left, and Laguna Beach artist, Wyland, work together to recreate the first of Wyland's 100 whaling walls on a giant canvas adjacent to his gallery in Laguna Beach on Monday, July 15, 2019, 38 years after he first painted the mural on the Hotel Laguna. Hamby has worked with Wyland for over [...]
 By Spencer Ash | The Inertia Scientists are aware you urinate in your wetsuit. While many people feel like this is weird, it’s completely natural. It’s the norm amongst surfers – even if they don’t all admit to it. As a waterman, you’re experiencing a unique underwater phenomenon called immersion diuresis. Don’t panic though. There [...]
Plans are underway to create an adventure getaway called 'DSRT SURF,' a resort-style destination in Palm Desert that would be Southern California's first artificial, new-wave surfing destination. (Artist rendition courtesy of DSRT SURF) Â By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register If you want to catch waves, grab your surfboards and [...]
