Watermen Blog

At Original Watermen, we strive to represent and acknowledge all people who live for singular excellence in any and all challenges they face. With our watermen-inspired boardshorts, trunks, tees, hats, hoodies, jackets and other apparel, we pay tribute to all the brave souls who stare down fear and facing it head on, without hesitation. True […]

Life is tuff in the sea, but life nowhere else is more exciting. Yup, that’s what charges a true waterman. If it’s in the Gods hand to save lives, they are his incarnation. Their job makes them the caretakers of the beaches, but they sacrifice more than anyone else. How often have we admired these […]

At Original Watermen, we strive to represent and acknowledge all people who live for singular excellence in any and all challenges they face. With our waterman-inspired boardshorts, trunks, tees, hats, hoodies, jackets and other apparel, we pay tribute to all the brave souls who stare down fear and facing it head on, without hesitation. There […]

The guy arrived maybe half an hour early. I opened the door and he announced that he was from the purified water company, the waterman come modalert online to service our filtered water system. He was a young guy—early 20s or so—and looked every bit the surfer: tanned, fit, dark hair bleached by the sun, […]

The idea of open water swimming is perhaps as old as mankind, but the modern age of this sport could possibly be pinpointed to the year 1810 when poet Lord Byron swam Hellespont—known today as the Dardanelles—the strait separating Eastern Europe and the Turkish coast of Asia. When one thinks of classic Watermen, Lord Byron […]

Some think true Watermen appear in glossy magazine ads, on gigantic billboards and edgy television spots.  While this may be true for a select few, most original watermen do not clamor for the spotlight.  They seek what they know, the Ocean.   Elite Watermen are not interested in proving themselves to the world; they are humble […]