Besides Team Outrageous in the English Channel and the CHOC-charity swimmers from Mission Viejo, Tanner Cridland, Kellie Fecarotta, Natalie Malicki, Danny Miller, Sasha Westberg, and Derek Young, across the Catalina Channel this early channel swimming season, the season has already seen numerous other swimmers join the exclusive English Channel club: On June 21st, the Team

David Carry, a gold medalist from the Commonwealth Games and pool sprinter, dropped down on his knee and proposed to world 10K champion and Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, “I asked if she liked her ring, but she said she couldn’t see it for tears.” “I am very, very excited about the future. It will

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While supermodels and celebrities joined 5,000 other open water swimmers in London at the British Gas Great London Swim and a few dozen elite athletes in the Royal Victoria Dock. The event was spectacular. Jodie Kidd, the British supermodel who was instructed by Olympic 10K Marathon swimmer David Davies,

In advance of the British Gas Great London Swim this weekend, the fantastically innovative folks from the TVCGroup on behalf of Nova International came up with this video introduction to the world’s greatest open water swim series. The race itself was even more outstanding than its preview. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones

In a EverymanTri article, it was reported that renowned American marathon runner and American half-marathon record holder Ryan Hall tweeted about a Triathlon Dream Team of Michael Phelps swimming, Lance Armstrong cycling and Ryan running. EverymanTri proposed split times for for this Dream Team relay to break the 7-hour mark at the Ironman World Championships,

On June 29th, Team Outrageous, a four-person relay, was the first to France during the 2010 season. The team, consisting of Jim McGuire, Patrick Reedman, Janina Dowding and Mike Russell, faced some fairly cold water. The water started at 13°C and dropped down to 11°C (51°F) by the time the foursome was within eyesight of

Tim Calver is a freelance photographer based in Miami Beach, Florida whose outstanding work has appeared in Time Magazine, Outside, Caribbean Travel and Life, Scuba Diving Magazine and National Geographic Adventure. Among his many techniques, Tim freedives to capture amazing images underwater. It is fantastic work that dramatically captures his connection with those who connect

DAW-FINENZO organizes the annual Alkmaar swim on July 25th in the Recreatiegebied Geestmerambacht in the Netherlands that includes 1K, 2.5K and 5K traditional open water swims plus a 2K breaststroke event and 250- and 500-meter swims for younger children. Additionally, there is a 500-meter, 1K and 2K breaststroke-only events and a 500-meter breaststroke relay for