Gonzo swimming
From Openwaterpedia
noun - Gonzo swimming is an open water swimming expedition performed in coordination with music events and festivals.
Origin
Coined by Hunter S. Thompson in 2004 when Matthew Moseley and Glynde Mangum completed a 13-mile swim down the Colorado River from Moab to Potash Point during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Gonzo Swimming Events
- In 2004, Matthew Moseley and Glynde Mangum completed a 13-mile river swim down the Colorado River from Moab to Potash Point during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
- In 2012 Glynde Mangum and Matthew Moseley swam as a duo relay and successfully crossed Lake Pontchartrain in 3-5 foot swells storms and lightning, swimming 41.8 km (26 miles) in just over 12 hours from the North Shore in New Orleans to the New Canal Lighthouse in Louisiana in a charity swim fundraiser for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, called the Lake Pontchartrain Swim Team 23 mile Crossing.
- In 2014, Moseley became the first person to solo swim across Lake Pontchartrain in 14 hours 55 minutes. The swim was the subject of a documentary film called Dancing in the Water by Wayne Ewing that is nominated for the 2014 WOWSA Awards' World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year.
