Wayne Evans set a record in the 14°C (57.2°F) waters at the 1.9K Lake Te Anau crossing this weekend. His time of 22:42 water on Saturday morning came on the back of his scorching summer of fast pool swimming, but it also came as a pleasant surprise. “I couldn’t quite believe it when I got […]

Somewhere after Sam Sheppard (second-straight victory in 12:42) and Harriet Brown (three-peat in 13:03) defended their titles at the 31st annual 1.2K Pier to Pub race in Lorne, Australia and somewhere in the middle of the 4,300-strong pack of swimmers, a bunch of Sharkbait swam shoulder-to-shoulder with their fellow open water swimmers…again. Sharkbait is the

Bruce Wigo of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is “taking the great step in the right direction,” says Sid Cassidy, former chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. “For elite swimmers feel that the Swim Safety Device is not even there. You can train point-to-point, keep all your necessities in there, keep

At Gala Sports Québec, the annual awards evening for Quebec-based amateur athletes, the marvelous organization and volunteers of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships, hosted by the wonderful people of Roberval and the excellent organization of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean were recognized and honored. The award for the international event of the year

Fran Crippen was remembered in many ways and at many levels at yesterday’s 41st annual Ft. Lauderdale Roughwater Swim. 3-time Olympian Ricardo Monasterio, the pre-race favorite, lived up to his billing and won going away, Ricardo in 18:04. Ryan Rosenbaum (18:14), Richard Andrews (19:38), Tyler McGrew (19:40), John Szerd (19:41) and Jacob Percy (19:45) followed.

Bryson Mays and Ashley Twitchell won the St. Croix Dolphins 1-mile Sea Swim, a race with a great start off of Frederiksted Pier, beautiful middle and picturesque finish. Bryson, a local 15-year-old, beat 80 college men in a time of 21 minutes and 36 seconds. Ashley Twichell, a senior at Duke University, was the top

Dieter Loeliger, a celebrated and prolific member of the Half Century Club, has done the famous 19.7K Rottnest Channel Swim 12 times. At the awards presentations in 2006, he was asked if he would do a solo again. He said that unless everyone sang Happy Birthday, he would not. Several thousand people obliged and in

Natalie du Toit and many other open water swimmers wear black swimsuits when they swim. Other times, especially in formal occasions, they also wear black. Below is one of those special occasions on terra firma where Natalie wears black. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source

Ana Marcela Cunha, who was announced the Best Female Athlete in Open Water by FINA Aquatics World Magazine will take part in the 41st Annual Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim in Florida. Bruce Wigo, CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, is implementing various new safety aspects into the race this year including swimmer