This paddle represents more than endurance to me. It’s a way to process the past, mile by mile. Each stroke against the water feels like movement through the memories, the pain, and the chaos that still echo through my life. There’s a rhythm to it — pain turns into motion,

Meet Kevin — Active Duty Navy, Virginia Beach Ambassador, and 2024 Channel Crossing participant. Even though he didn’t know it at the time, the Channel Crossing would mark an epic change in his life. “I had settled on a direction of no longer physically challenging myself… Mentally there were a

The ocean is solace for a lot of people for a lot of reasons. For Huntington Beach firefighter and original OpenWater Rusty Anchor Kane Johnson, it’s a place to center himself, find peace, and as a first responder, recharge the batteries. Born in 1979, Johnson’s formative years unfolded against the