Medical student Greg Whitman reported from Australia, “After a week of unrelenting rain, clear skies welcomed the South Curl Curl SLSC 2K Ocean Swim. Strong surf, however, necessitated a course change. The original course, scheduled to run from South Curl Curl to Freshwater Beach along the spectacular rock cliffs, was rerouted to a loop within […]

In the Proceedings of the National Academies, lead author Nathan Mlot reported on how fire ants save themselves when confronted with floods and rains. When these ants are swept up by water, a colony of thousands of ants will save themselves by locking their arms, legs and jaws together in a watertight raft. They not

The new 30K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Syria is scheduled on September 17th. But the social and political situation in Syria where the weeks-long rebellion continues against the regime of President Bashar Assad, continues. Reports from military sources as well as Syrian youth armed with mobile phones and cameras describe a

Top swimmers from around the world will gather at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida this weekend to honor the memory of Fran Crippen. Top Americans, Australians and Canadians and a handful of other elite swimmers should make the race blazing fast and interesting to watch. Live tweet coverage will be here. Olympian

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

Approximately 800 meters off the northern shore of Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman lies the USS Kittiwake, a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship. Crews carefully flooded the 1945-vintage submarine rescue ship this year, where it currently rests on the floor of the Caribbean Sea attracting marine life and tourists. Open water swimmers in the area have

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 1927, 105 men and women lined up on the shores of Santa Catalina Island to face a 20.2-mile crossing of the San Pedro Channel for the first time in human history. George Young of Canada (on left) was the only swimmer to successfully complete that race. The lone

Andreas Waschburger passed by his German teammate Thomas Lurz at the very end of the race when Thomas stopped just as he entered the finish chute. “I wanted to make sure I was going in the right direction,” he explained. “There were two guys on my left [outside of the finish chute], so I wanted