To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Jose Diaz of Nadandolibre posted a fascinating interview with Stefan Lurz here. Stefan is the coach and brother of multi-time world open water swimming champion Thomas Lurz of Germany who has skillfully guided his brother to a remarkable run of success over the past decade. Available in both English and Spanish, Jose often brings in-depth […]
Stefan Lurz Talks About Coaching Open Water Swimmers Read More »
Bob Placak announced another amazingly strong lineup for the 11th RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay. On October 16-17, Bob will host ten Olympic gold medalists and a world-class field from 20 countries at his annual open water extravaganza. In the men’s elite heat, Olympic swimming superstar Ryan Lochte, a Florida native who is
Gold Medal Speed Scheduled In Tiburon Read More »
Stalwart open water swimming organizer and promoter Martin Cullen reported on the Lough Sheelin Swim Championships in Ireland. “What an incredible day. The sun shone with the water temperature at 16°C, a very pleasant surprise to many, including the 16 swimmers in the 15K and the 14 swimmers in the Irish National 10K swim.” “Chris
Lough Sheelin On A Beautiful Irish Day Read More »
Marcos Diaz completed his second continental crossing this morning when he swam from Asia to Africa (Jordan to Egypt) from Aqaba, Jordan to Taba Heights, Egypt. “I started at 8:27 am this morning and finished the 18.3K swim in 4 hours and 54 minutes. I swam almost all the entire way under swimming pool conditions:
Marcos Diaz, Halfway Across The Continents Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad, one of the all-time great adventurers in history who swam 50 miles (80 km) along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and 102.5 miles (165 km) from North Bimini, Bahamas to Juno Beach, Florida in 1972, is always pushing the envelope. She has always exceeded expectations, whether
Diana Nyad, Shaping Bodies And Minds Read More »
The Serpentine, site of the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics, was built in the memory of Queen Caroline between 1727 and 1731. We believe this makes the Serpentine the oldest man-made venue for the modern-day Olympics. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source
History Of The Serpentine Read More »
Rafaelle Auclair Bédard, the Welcome Committee Officer of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships reported that the hotels in the host city of Roberval – about a five-hour drive from Montreal – are becoming crowded with swimmers, coaches and delegations coming to Quebec, Canada from five continents. With marathon swimming superstars like Petar Stoychev
Join The Open Water Celebration In Roberval, Canada Read More »
As a result of the USA Swimming National 10K Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California last weekend, USA Swimming selected its world championship team to compete against the world in Lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, a city and a province that focuses its attention and energies on open water swimming each summer. Led
America Versus The World In Lac St-Jean Read More »
Olympians will join 3,000 swimmers in the kick-off swim of the Great Swim series, the British Gas Great East Swim in Alton Water reservoir. Colin Hill reports, “The event has doubled in size since it was first staged in 2009, proving that outdoor swimming is the next great challenge.” Defending champion Tom Allen, one of
Great Swim Kicks Off In The East Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is this Saturday, starting at 7:25 am near Wall Street. With the water temperature around 65°F (ranging from 17-19°C), the athletes will surface chop, substantial tidal flows and boat traffic for the entire 8-9 hour event. Besides the relay swimmers, this year’s event
Marathon Veterans Take To New York New York Read More »