To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
There comes an inflection point in every channel crossing and marathon swim when a swimmer When the water temperature dropped from 23°C to 15°C and the flat water turned angry in the Tsugaru Channel about 12 km from his finish in Hokkaido, Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) met his […]
When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel Read More »
Coaches Gerry Rodrigues and Jim Lubinski talk about learning and refining open water skills on their TOWER 26 Be Race Ready podcast series.
Open Water Sighting Discussion on the TOWER 26 Podcast Read More »
Rob Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) succeeded at what he described as the “hardest swim of his life.” The shortest straight-line tangent between Honshu and Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan is 19.5 km, but Woodhouse had to endure at least 58.6 km of hard swimming. While the water temperature started at 22°C in Kodomari
“It Was The Hardest Swim Of My Life,” Rob Woodhouse Achieves The Oceans Seven Read More »
Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi coached Sayani Das across the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 51 minutes in a tandem swim with Ryan Utsumi to complete her sixth Oceans Seven channel crossing. He has coached many others in the pool and open water over the decades. Now it is his turn. He is ready to go on his
Now It is His Turn: Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming 81 km Read More »
Several dozens of open water swimmers have been nationally honored by their governments for their body of work in the water and on dryland.
Lady Merle Liivand Goes From The Sea To Hollywood Read More »
July 5th is the date of a massive mega earthquake that is predicted to hit Japan. The massive earthquake could cause trillions of dollars of property damage and lead to many deaths and a resultant tsunami that would be unprecedented in contemporary times. The prediction has been shared globally, impacting inbound tourism into Japan. The
Mark Sowerby became the 29th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven with his 10 hour 6 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Don’t Be A Tombstone – The Freak Injury of Mark Sowerby Read More »
Claire Weinstein dominated the 5 km race at the 2025 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, winning by 41 seconds.
Claire Weinstein Will Be Busy at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore Read More »
75-year-old Bill Welzien completed his 149th career 20.1 km circumnavigation swim around Key West in southern Florida – a remarkable feat that continues his unprecedented 34-year streak.
75-year-old Bill Welzien Competes #151, Logan Martin Wins Swim Around Key West Read More »
Avram Iancu (48, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) has started to get into the flow of his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. He is now approaching Day 4 as he swims from the North Sea to the Black Sea through the heart of continental Europe. He posted, “I’ve arrived in Nürnberg while passing under
Avram Serves As An Ambassador Along His Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Read More »