The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation and the International Swimming Hall of Fame have put together one of the most star-studded open water swimming clinics ever held in America this weekend in Fort Lauderdale. 7-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol (5 gold, 2 silver), one of the most remarkable watermen in contemporary times (shown bodysurfing below), 3-time […]

Andreas Waschburger of Germany topped the international field at the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cancun, Mexico. His victory enabled him to take one step closer to becoming Germany’s second representative (along with Thomas Lurz) at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships, the qualifier for the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. The shallow-water,

The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced Lewis Gordon Pugh, a British environmental activist, pioneer swimmer, maritime lawyer and motivational speaker, as its 2011 recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award. Lewis will accept his award on May 7th during the Honor Induction Weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame‘s Presidential Award

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The renowned Michael Read will join several other luminaries in the International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree Induction Class of 2011 this weekend in Florida. “The 2011 Induction Ceremony will recognize an internationally diverse and remarkable class of aquatic personalities,” said Mike Snyder, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

An international 10K race for swimmers of all ages will take place on Castel Gandolfo Lake (Lago Castel Gandolfo) in Rome, Italy on June 25th. The total prize money is 8000 Euros which makes it a very nice professional event. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

The open water swimming world has an intriguing collection of acronyms with common goals and missions, based on OWS (open water swimming). This commonality of purpose and common linguistic usage has helped the sport identify itself as veterans of the sport remember the days when the sport was simultaneously referred to as rough water swimming,

The history of swimming in the River Thames goes centuries and is being revived by the contemporary open water swimming community. Race director Steve Newell provided details of the tenth anniversary of the Great River Swim in the River Thames in London. “The race will be held on Saturday, June 25th starting from the Chiswick

Physiological data indicates that when you train at high-intensity intervals, you develop an increased endurance capacity and burn more calories. Interval training is standard in the pool, but what about intervals in open water? Swimmers often map landmarks on the shore and use these as reference points for intervals, doing easy-medium-hard laps or loops as

The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA) held its annual LIME 800M Open Water Sea Swim on Grand Cayman Island this weekend where 112 swimmers gathered under great conditions. A group of young Camana Bay Aquatic Club swimmers under the guidance of coach Katie Lambert made their first appearance for the competition. Katie led 22