An all-female Night Train Swimmers relay team will attempt to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands this weekend. Kim Chambers and team will attempt to replicate – and beat – the recent time of 14:45:08 by another Night Train Swimmers relay. Vito Bialla had a distinct hand in helping his female […]

Liane Llewellyn (29), Thomas Noblett (48, shown on left), Keith Bartolo (35), Michelle Lefton (24), Michelle Sharples (41) and Dee Llewellyn (33) set out their goal – 12 consecutive legs across Windermere and struggled to plan. Their spirits remained high throughout the approximately 77 hour journey. As Thomas explained, “The team was selected based on

Nova International produced an outstanding open water extravaganza at the British Gas Great Salford Swim. The twisting urban course really showcased the world’s fastest open water swimmers in an interesting package. And the athletes did not fail to deliver a great show. Keri-Anne Payne proved that her navigational IQ is the highest in the world.

The London Olympic Organizing Committee picked the right team to showcase the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. The staff, from Lucy Rouse to Colin Hill, will put on a great show at both the London 10km Marathon Swimming International on August 13th, 2011 and the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in August 2012. The [London 10km International]

A little more than 13 months before the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim and the 25 Olympic 10K finalists now have a good idea of what to expect. The details of the long-awaited course in the Serpentine are now posted online here. On August 13th this year, the London 10km Marathon Swimming International will act as

Diana Nyad who will be 61 at the time of her 103-mile attempt from Cuba to Florida is training hard and quiet confident in herself and her support team. She explained her plans and her logistical planning in an extensive article in the Washington Post by Sally Jenkins. She will certainly be setting the bar

ESPN announcer and former pro football player Marcellus Wiley, known as Datdude, is a newcomer to the swimming world. But his words and advice regarding swimming in the ocean ring true to newbies and veterans alike. His drive, his perspective and his success from this eloquent athlete are always so inspirational to see and hear.

Penny Palfrey will attempt to swim 68.26 miles from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman on her upcoming Bridging The Cayman Islands swim scheduled for June 9th. Her logistics team, together with her communications team, will attempt to keep her family, friends, fans and global media up-to-date throughout the swim on her progress and conditions via

Judging by how fast the field fills up, the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is the most popular open water swim in America. It is a credit to its organizers, the local community and its volunteers for maintaining its prestige over the years. The longer and older of the two events on race day – the