New technologies (geoids on left) are enabling scientists to understand better how the world’s oceans are moving and how the oceans redistribute the heat from the sun around the world. What these geoids show is the shape the oceans would adopt if there were no winds, no currents and no tides. Gravity is strongest in […]

Olympic medalist and world champion Keri-anne Payne has the hopes of British swimming fans riding on her shoulders at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in London – and the attention of the British media and sponsors. According to one of her tweets today, she was asked to do some creative diving on assignment. Copyright ©

Mankind has yet to understand well the ecosystem and the marine life in the depths of the oceans, lakes and rivers around the world. Crystal-clear or murky. Relatively shallow or deep. Fresh or salt. There are so many things to discover about our water-dominated world. Authorities don’t know why thousands of jellyfish packed a three-mile

Dale Petranech, Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced a fund-raising initiative to support another 50 years of open water swimming excellence. “After over 50 years of a highly cooperative and supportive relationship with the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame decided to formalize its

The Great Lakes Beach and Pier Safety Task Force was established to corral resources to help reduce the number of deaths that occur on the shores of the Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario which form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. As the Task Force

Iori Tomita, a fisherman by profession and a ichthyologist by education, creates New World Transparent Specimens. Iori-san of Japan uses various techniques to transform marine life into beautifully fascinating and colorfully preserved transparent cadavers. He first removes the scales and skin of the fish and then soaks the fish that dyes the cartilage blue. He

Scientists and environmentalists have long delivered the message that low-lying coastal zones are vulnerable to climate change due to rising sea levels and the corresponding land loss. These have tremendous negative implications for many island communities around the world. But for years, cities along the California coast have considered this a problem that would not

Mike Carr, safety director of the RCP Tiburon Mile, gave valuable insights at the Open Water Swimming Safety Conference. Later he reflected upon his experiences that may have implications for the open water swimming world. “I was Director of an organization in Yosemite for many years and worked for the search and rescue team. Whenever