Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Next week, Trent and Codie Grimsey may make their parents particularly proud if they both qualify to represent Australia at the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai and then go on to the 2012 London Olympics. The brothers, elder Trent and younger Codie, are both among the fastest open […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 63-year-old Michael Spalding has seen it all during his nine channel crossings throughout the state of Hawaii. Shark attacks, Portuguese Man-o-War wounds, huge surf, pounding waves, relentless sun, beautiful star-filled nights in the middle of the largest ocean in the world, tropical reefs and colorful marine life. But it

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Six men and women will attempt to follow in the wake of Ted Erikson and Stuart Evans from the Farallons Islands to the California mainland this coming March 15th. Phil Cutti, Mike Chase, Joe Locke, Michelle Deasy, Dave Holscher and Vito Bialla will step up as the first swimmers

Mike Weintz showcases Morgan Bunker and his rhythmically smooth stroke in the Slam the Dam 8K in Lake Mead, Nevada. The first-year event wowed all who swam in the middle of the western United States desert. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

In the city of Marathon near Athens, Greece, 42 athletes will compete in the new 1.5K World Summer Games open water swim. Marathon will be a fantastic location for an open water swim where some of Greece’s top marathon swimmers will also visit to lend their support. The Special Olympics athletes will come from Africa

Gold Medal Mel, always a supportive friend of the open water swimming community and talented commentator and filmmaker, produced a wonderful film on the RCP Tiburon Mile last year. This week, he produced another fascinating piece of Olympic pool swimmer and world record holder Ryan Lochte. The joy and passion that come through in Gold

The biggest, longest relay race in the world, the WAtoday Rottness Channel Swim which started in 1956, ended another year of marine challenges and endurance memories for the athletes, pilots, organizers, volunteers and fans. Tim Hewitt emerged victorious, winning the WAtoday 2011 Rottness Channel Swim in 4 hours and 50 minutes. But he worked for

Michael Phelps would never race against Stephanie Rice. Kosuke Kitajima would never race against Rebecca Soni. Aaron Piersol would never race against Natalie Coughlin. These Olympic pool swimming superstars line up, rightly so, against swimmers of their own gender. Ice skaters, short track speed skaters and cyclists are the same – men vs. men and