This week, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming will describe the slight differences between the start and finish rules of marathon swims around the world. Today, we will look at the starts and finishes in Sicily, Italy. In Nino Fazio’s record-breaking Doppia Traversata dello Stretto di Messina (two-way crossing of the Strait of Messina), […]

English Channel swimmer Sylvain Estadieu is training for the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships. “In Hudiksvall, Sweden, the water is down to 2°C now with air between -5 and -10°C. I’ll be competing along with 7 other Sandycove [Ireland] swimmers. A few among us have been invited to take part in the endurance event which

The winners of the Achieving The Impossible autography give-away included Jason Malick of Delaware, USA, Sylvain Estadieu of Villé, France, Nick Caine of California, USA, Lynn Kubasek of California, USA, and Hannah Mary Smith of Isle of Lewis of Scotland. Correct answers were Plymouth, England (Where was Lewis Pugh born?), Speedo (What swimsuit manufacturer sponsors

FINA Magazine wrote a fascinating article on top swimmers, water polo players and divers who combine world-class athletic careers with motherhood. The mixture of open water and motherhood is increasingly common, especially since the fastest growing demographic in open water swimming is women over the age of 40 years, While women around the world understand

Tom Keller, Michael Chase and Jon Ennis of the Dolphin Club in San Francisco kicked off something unusual in August: they swam an individual medley in the open water when they completed their Golden Gate Medley Swim – about 1 mile of each stroke for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Impressive, fun, unprecedented and unusual.

Next year, James Jonsson of Utah will go after the long-held Lake Tahoe record held by Dave Canyon. Dave’s lengthwise record is 9:20 that he set in the summer of 1987. On his marathon swimming resume, James has a track record of swimming fast in high-altitude cold-water swims, having set a similar record in Bear