Jorge Aurelio Delgado Panchana of Ecuador will be receiving a Certificate of Merit for his decades of dedication and much-appreciated work in the open water swimming world at the United Nations on June 19th. His recognition will be part of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies where he will also give a speech […]

Susan Kirk of Long Valley, New Jersey is typical of the very passionate swimmers looking forward to the summer. “We have an absolute blast doing all of our swims and the camaraderie that we share is electric. The season is ready to open for us northerners. My passion is open water swimming. I fit in

The 26th Universiade (World University Games) in Shenzhen, China will hold an open water swimming event for the first time in its history. The 10K race will be held in Seven Star Bay on August 13th where dozens of swimmers of university age will give it the ol’ college try. Photo shows the aerial view

The world’s best Special Olympics open water swimmers will be gathering at the end of this month in order to compete in the 1.5K swim at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. “Andrew Smilley of the Cayman Islands is the pre-race favorite,” said Technical Delegate Steven Munatones. “The water is warm – which he

Race director Gordon Gridley from Utah set another record in his favorite local lake. In a build-up to his upcoming English Channel attempt, Gridley swam 21.7 miles in the Great Salt Lake in Utah in 10 hours 59 minutes. With the salt content high ravaging his body and tongue, together with water temperatures varying between

Yuko Matsuzaki is the first Japanese swimmer to be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. “It is such an honor and so exciting. I love swimming and I feel so free in the water,” says the Tokyo native who was a pool swimmer, fin swimmer and a marathon swimmer during her 34-year

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame pilot Michael Oram tells it like it is…always. He encourages and teaches English Channel aspirants to prepare well, hope for the best and place their trust in the decades of experience the English Channel pilots have in getting swimmers safely across to France. Michael never pulls his punch or

With speakers from Penny Dean, who held the overall English Channel record for 19 years, to the remarkable Anne Marie Ward, there will be many luminaries at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York. Anne Marie will talk about swimming across the toughest channel swim in the world – the North (Irish) Channel

Cara Baker of New Zealand is one of the top marathon swimmers in the world, but needs the help of the global open water swimming community. Vote for her here in the AMP People’s Choice Awards which helps New Zealanders realize their dreams. Cara works hard, sacrifices on a daily basis and is fully committed