The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation recognizes the lifetime commitment of: Edmundo Acevedo Sam Allen Kevin Anderson Antonio Arguelles Linda Bamford Herbert Barthels David Blanke Howard Burns R. Nicholas Caine Jane Cairns Kalani Caldwell Emilio Casanueva Bill Chrisman David Clark Margaret Clark Anne Cleveland James R. Clifford, Sr. Nathaniel Dean Penny Lee Dean Anna Ray DeLozier…

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The simplest and most frequently used form of navigation in open water is line of sight navigation. Assuming you can see your destination, you keep the boat pointed at it until you get there. This is very simple, but from the point of view of the swimmer, it is very inefficient. The ideal course of…