Michael Phelps has become the Special Olympics’s newest Global Ambassador. Given the success of open water swimming at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the Special Olympics family is greatly looking forward to these new initiatives and support. Following the World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, Special Olympics announced a new partnership with the […]

CIBBOWS (Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers) hosted the U.S. Masters Swimming National 5K Open Water Swimming National Championships and the New York Aquarium 1-mile open water swim race in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York this weekend. The excitement was in the air with the international field coming from as far away as Argentina.

Richard Weinberger, a young and emerging marathon swimming superstar, lived up to his potential at the London 10km Marathon Swimming Invitational. Richard, who has the tools, the experience, top-flight coaching and strong support from Swimming Canada, finally put everything together and convincingly won his first international world-class competition. [Read More…]

Steve Edwards, Park Manager of Hyde Park for The Royal Parks said, “Hyde Park has made a spectacular venue for this test event. It is going to make a great setting for the Marathon Swimming competition [at the 2012 London Olympics]. [Read More…]

Italy swept the inaugural 10K marathon swim at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) when Rachele Bruni won the women’s event along with male teammate Simone Ruffini. The race was held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th under rave reviews. The first event of the 26th Universiade kicked off the event

Simone Ruffini won the inaugural 10K marathon swim at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th. The first event of the 26th Universiade kicked off the event in grand style under a bright sunny day with the water temperature a bit over 30C. “I’m so

Herbert Nitsch is a record-breaking deep sea diver, known as the Flying Fish and the Deepest Man on Earth. He is the only free diver to have reached a depth of 700 feet or 214 meters [Read More…]

Many people know about UFOs, Unidentified Flying Objects. The alien spacecraft or extraterrestrial vehicles supposedly transport Martians and other creatures to the Planet Earth. In the 21st century due to long-range underwater sonars, a new form of UFOs are making known: Unidentified Floating Objects. First confirmed in 2003 with a sonar system that uses audio

This September, Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are captaining a relay team to swim the Irish Sea and raise £1 million for Cancer Research UK. This is an incredibly tough swim and will demand every swimmer and crew member rise to the occasion. [Read More…]