Blueseventy Helix-clad swimmers took the men’s and women’s elite crowns in the Great London Swim today amid over 5,000 swimmers in the East India Docks of London. Tom Allen and Isabelle Haerle won victories over a stellar field. Isabelle said of her win, “It was always going to be hard to win with Keri-Ann and […]

Shannon Development and the University of Limerick Activity Centre announced the new i3 Swim, a two-day open water swimming spectacular on September 17th – 18th at Lough Derg, one of Ireland’s most stunning locations at Lough Derg. The event includes the Snamh Beag 1/2 mile (0.8K), the Shannon mile (1.6K), the 5K The Long Way

The Daily News of Open Water Swimming had the distinct honor to discuss open water swimming with Tim Shriver, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Special Olympics, at the World Summer Games in Athens. On Friday, Tim watched 35 Special Olympics athletes perform like champions in the 1.5K

“Swimming is what brought my wife Cynthia I together – we met at a masters swim workout. The laps added up but one thing was for sure: workouts were always more fun when Cynthia was there,” explained Mike Lewis about his seriously fast, multi-national champion wife on Speedo’s Unforgettable Swims. “But there’s one swim that

Over the past decade, the RCP Tiburon Mile has been an event where great pool swimmers like Brooke Bennett and Ous Mellouli have competed head-to-head with the world’s best open water swimmers. In some years, a few of the Olympic pool swimmers have won the US$10,000 first place award, but over last several years, the

China named its 165-member squad for the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai and includes a full squad of 12 open water swimmers. “We will send 117 athletes and 48 officials to take part in the Shanghai Worlds. Our swimmers will take part in all the events at the World Championships,” said Li Hua, director

Nearly every marathon swimmer understands and appreciates the support they receive from their family, friends and co-workers during the months leading up to their swims. Sacrifices are not only made by the athlete, but also by their spouses, children, parents and significant others. It is truly a team effort for a sport that drives people

The Rottnest Channel Swim Association was inducted as an Honor Organization in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies at the United Nations. The Rottnest Channel Swim Association has conducted over two decades of 19.7K solo and relay crossing of the Rottnest Channel in Western Australia and is truly one of the world’s greatest

Celeste Jacroux of CROWS – Colorado Represents Open Water Swimming – crafted a clever haiku: Triathletes bewareYour sleek and shiny wetsuitHas no GPS Right, left, right, left, rightI chart my course to avoidOops, swam over you Rest on the sandbarGazing out to the far sideLeave it to swimmers Hot mid-summer daysChatfield is warm bathwaterYet there