Open Water Wednesday welcomed International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Murphy to its online studios today. His interview is riveting, educational and frankly shocking in its frankness and uniqueness. Going for a little dip, this is the motto of Kevin Murphy. But it is tantamount to an […]

The Brisbane Times provided a heart-wrenching story about a remarkably brave and selfless woman in the remarkable area of Burketown in Queensland, Australia. Donna Chong sacrificed her life for her nephew as reported by the Brisbane Times here. Murrandoo Yanner explained, “She swam away from safety to rescue her five-year-old nephew who couldn’t swim and

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Harry Huffaker made some insightful comments about the swimming style of Jean Taris, a champion swimmer from France of the 1930’s. In Swimming by Jean Taris, the Olympic swimmer and 29-time French champion explains the mechanics of the crawl, breaststroke and other swimming techniques. The slow-motion, close-up and

When the global open water swimming community saw the pre-release images of the Ventura Deep Six documentary, they got excited – and rightly so. The Scott Stankey film is just one of five documentaries or movies that are scheduled to be released in America in 2011 according to knowledgeable sources along the coastlines and shorelines

Simon Griffiths is launching the first open water swimming magazine called H2Open Magazine in February 2011. This exciting moment in open water swimming history coincides with the growth in mass participation events around the world and especially in the United Kingdom. As Simon writes, “The numbers look set to grow as modern wetsuit technology…provides the

Four top open water swim races in the beautiful Caribbean Sea have formed the West Indies Bluewater Swim Series for 2011. This new series will prove to be a great catalyst for both local and international athletes to come together in the beautifully warm and colorful oceans waters throughout the Caribbean region.  These races span

Unless there is an established and recognized governing body – like the British Long Distance Swimming Association for races in Lake Windermere – it is often difficult to confirm and agree upon where cross-lake marathon swims should start and finish.   Even at the world-famous professional races in lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada, the exact