The Daily News of Open Water Swimming Correspondent Kate Alexander reported on the second annual Ohio River Open Water Swim in Prospect, Kentucky. “The loop course included ½-, 1.2- and 2.4-mile distances with separate waves to stage separate USA Triathlon, USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming races for nine total events on one course.” Race […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Daily News of Open Water Swimming correspondent Kate Alexander wrote about Olympic gold medalist Ashley Whitney‘s open water swimming group in Nashville, Tennessee (shown on left with daughter Maya). “This is a cool group. Ashley is super-conscious about safety, as well as a very welcoming and likable person

According to the traditional rules of channel swimming and competition, no support contact of any kind or at any time are allowed between the swimmer and any person or object (boat, kayak, paddle board, pier, floating device) in a certified swim. The issue of what to do if sharks approach a swimmer doing a marathon

The Daily News of Open Water Swimming noticed a new face entered in the 10K race at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Yumi Kida of Japan who placed eighth at the 2005 World Swimming Championships in the 1500-meter freestyles and recently won Japan Open Water Swimming National 10K Championships. With Japan’s strength in the

At the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, many open water swimmers made their moves in the pool – that may give hints as to what to expect in the 10K on Sunday. In the men’ 1500-meter freestyle, the American men – not including open water stars Fran Crippen and 2005 world champion Chip Peterson – put

Ken Harmon will attempt to become the first person to do a two-way crossing of Lake Tahoe without a wetsuit. Given the high altitude (6,225 feet or 1,897 meters) and extreme air temperatures (ranging to 45°F or 7°C at night), in addition to the cool water temperatures (between 12.7-15.5°C or 55-60°F), this 44-mile (70.8K) marathon

USA Swimming’s SwimNetwork, utilizing the technology of LiveSwim.net will be live streaming the men’s and women’s 10K race at this weekend’s 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from California. Watch live starting at 9:00 am Los Angeles time on Sunday, August 22nd. The cool waters of Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California will be filled with

Bob Wood, coach of the CAST Classic Open Water host Cour d’Alene Area Swim Team in Idaho designed a great in-the-water finish. Made from strong PVC pipe, it was low-cost and immediately and easily dissassembled for storage right after the race. USA Swimming official Ken Schuh, Chairman of the Inland Empire Swimming Open Water Committee