Surfers on TV, swimmers back in the pool and kiteboarder magazine spreads, Team H2O Audio has been busy, so lets get to it!

H2O Audio Ambassadors Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama were recently featured on ABC’s Nightline, highlighting what they do best, surfing big El Nino swell.  Also, the big wave surfing team recently announced their involvement in the Third Annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pipeline to a Cure event.  Hamilton and Kalama have been involved with this event since its inception and serve as honorary co-chairmen dedicated to spreading awareness of the benefits of surfing and saline for Cystic Fibrosis suffers.  This years event will be held on July 31st in Huntington Beach, California.

H2O Audio Swimmers Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps were both back in the competition pool this past weekend.  In Natalie’s first race since the Beijing Olympics, she finished 1st  in the 100 meter back at the Austin Grand Prix of Swimming.   A few states away, Michael set a personal best time in the 200 yard IM at the Maryland State Swimming Championships.  Both swimmers named these meets as an integral part of their training for the 2012 summer Olympics.

And finally, congratulations to Team H2O Audio kiteboarder Grant Hasselbach who grabbed a full page “Close Up” feature in The Kiteboarder Magazine.  Look for his article in newsstands now.

Michael Phelps and Freestyle Skier Alexandre Bilodeau in Vancouver

If you haven’t already heard, H2O Audio Ambassador Craig Alexander was competing over the weekend and walked away with a first place finish at the Australian Long Course Triathlon Championships.  See what he had to say about the race and what’s next for him this competition season.

If you’ve been keeping up with Olympic coverage, then you probably know that H2O Audio Ambassador Michael Phelps has been enjoying his time in Vancouver.  He posted pictures from his visit on his Facebook page and also sat down with Bob Costas for a quick interview about his Olympic experience as a spectator and his plans for the 2010 Summer Olympic Games.

From from pros to amateurs, the active and fantastic people of the H2O Audio Community have been showing us how where they take their playlist.  Here’s a few more picture highlights from magazines to Facebook.

H2O Audio Ambassador Greg Bennett on the cover of the March issue of Triathlete Magazine

Marie L. from Ohio ready to rock the pool with her Interval

Team H2O Audio Kiteboarder Grant Hasselbach never kites without his Amphibx

Team H2O Audio has been busy this past week!  With two first place wins and a series of videos, lets dive right in…

Triathlon: H2O Audio Ambassador Craig Alexander started his competition season early this year with a win in the Ironman 70.3 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.  In a close race, he finished first with a time of 3:53:15.  Amazing!  Congratulations to Craig!

Stand Up Paddle: Young paddler and H2O Audio Ambassador Slater Trout also performed well this week as he sits in first place after the trials of the Stand Up World Tour Sunset Beach Pro in Hawaii.  The contest will continue this week, and we’ll be sure to update you on his progress.  Also, Slater joins fellow paddlers Dave Kalama and Chuck Patterson, each with their own SUP video shorts filled with tips and tricks for being the best paddler in the water.

Swim: H2O Audio Swimmer Michael Phelps will be back in the competition pool at the third stop of the USA Grand Prix, February 12 – 15th in Columbia, Missouri.  Fifteen of the members of 2008 U.S. National team will race with Phelps along with a host of international competitors from Japan, Austria, Britain, Mexico and more.  We wish him the best as he works his way towards the 2010 National Championships.

The Wailupe Boys paddle with H2O Audio

Today’s the day we check in with all the Team H2O Audio riders and see what everyone is up to.  Michael and Natalie are both in the pool and training, the Bennetts are out running and biking in the rain and Mr. Hamilton has been showing people how to Stand Up Paddle Laird style.

They’re not the only athletes getting out there and spreading the H2O Audio love,  we’ve also got a team of amateurs and up-and-comers that are competing and getting noticed.  Surfer Sean Johnson took 1st place in the Mens Short Board Open at the Western Surfing Association competition in Huntington Beach on Saturday,  wakeboarder Ian Smith won 1st place at the Best Trick Contest at the Orlando Watersports Complex and Eric Abbott and the Wailupe Boys grabbed a multi-page spread in the French magazine Ponant Paddle Sports.  Even though the story is in French, you can still peruse the photos and it’s great to see the love of paddle spreading around the planet.