From our first-hand observations from the 1980s to the present, Shelley Taylor-Smith was dangerous when wet because (1) she trained so fervently for her swims, (2) she competed so passionately whether it was racing for her country or against men, and (3) she embraced the trials and tribulations that always come physiologically and psychologically in […]

When is an open water swimmer officially finished with a swim? Officially, the swimmer must ‘clear the water’ under their own power without assistance from any other individual. This means that all parts of the swimmer’s body must be out of the water on a piece of dry land whether it is an island, shoreline,

Fans, friends and family can track the swimmers of the 25K Swim Across the Sound tomorrow (Saturday, August 6th). The online monitoring system will follow the athletes from Port Jefferson, Long Island to Captain’s Cove, Bridgeport, Connecticut in the eastern United States. The Swim Across the Sound is a fundraiser for St. Vincents. Copyright ©

The National Geographic Channel‘s Nature Untamed program showed a program on how Orcas occasionally interact with sharks. To prey upon the shark and other kinds of marine life, the Orca has learned how to immobilize it by turning it on its back – a state called ‘tonic immobility.’ See the program here. Copyright © 2011