The Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project conducted a study that showed 35% of the fish collected during a research expedition had plastic of some sort in their stomachs. Most of these plastic materials flow to the ocean from land and often get caught in large swirling ocean currents […]

Doug Woodring continues to push. He continues to educate and explain. He wants our oceans to be healthy and is constantly coming up with ways to achieve his goal. As the co-founder of Project Kaisei, the Plastic Disclosure Project and the Ocean Recovery Alliance, he travels the world to make a case for a a

Greg Whitman, an American living in Australia, reports from the 5K Coogee to Bondi Beach Swim. “The conditions got the better of the 317 entrants. After an hour and fifteen minute delay and a course restructuring, 159 swimmers finally crossed the finish line. Because of the conditions and concerns for safety, the course was shortened

If there is any group of people on this Earth who understand the beauty, power and allure of the open water, it is individuals in the open water swimming community. Gaute Hogh published a book called 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear. The global open water swimming community might want to add these locations

One of the fastest English Channel swimmers of all time, Christof Wandrasch of Germany attempted a solo swim across the Molokai Channel on April 22nd, but had to pull out in mid-channel about two-thirds the way across the channel due to the difficult conditions. As well as being one of the top marathon swimmers on

FINA posted its new FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit on its website. The revised schedule lists a new marathon swim in Syria: a 30K swim from Jableh to Latakia in the Mediterranean Sea. Anna Zacharias writes here on the background of this new addition. January 23th in Rosario, ArgentinaJanuary 30th in Santa Fe-Coronda,

With the aquatic world so large with nearly limitless opportunities, world marathon swimming records and world open water swimming records are always being set around the globe. Every week, the fastest, the first, the oldest, the slowest, the most prolific in lakes, rivers, bays, oceans and channels are being recognized and are goals for swimmers

When determining if water temperature is too low or too high for open water swimming competitions, knowledgeable experts around the world agree that a variety of factors and conditions – both in the water and in the air – should be taken into consideration by race directors, medical personnel, safety staff, athletes, coaches and parents.

Bell Buoy Challenge champions Rok Kerin and Dominique Dryding powered to their second victory at the Izani Siqubhe Swim during the Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival. today. Race director Michael Zoetmulder not only rolled out the red carpet for the elite swimmers, but also prepared for the future with a focus on young swimmers with

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, the open water swimmers will not only be competing for spots at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics, but they will be doing so early in the morning. As the sun rises in the horizon,