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Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi coached Sayani Das across the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 51 minutes in a tandem swim with Ryan Utsumi to complete her sixth Oceans Seven channel crossing. He has coached many others in the pool and open water over the decades. Now it is his turn. He is ready to go on his […]
Now It is His Turn: Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming 81 km Read More »
Several dozens of open water swimmers have been nationally honored by their governments for their body of work in the water and on dryland.
Lady Merle Liivand Goes From The Sea To Hollywood Read More »
July 5th is the date of a massive mega earthquake that is predicted to hit Japan. The massive earthquake could cause trillions of dollars of property damage and lead to many deaths and a resultant tsunami that would be unprecedented in contemporary times. The prediction has been shared globally, impacting inbound tourism into Japan. The
Mark Sowerby became the 29th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven with his 10 hour 6 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Don’t Be A Tombstone – The Freak Injury of Mark Sowerby Read More »
Claire Weinstein dominated the 5 km race at the 2025 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, winning by 41 seconds.
Claire Weinstein Will Be Busy at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore Read More »
75-year-old Bill Welzien completed his 149th career 20.1 km circumnavigation swim around Key West in southern Florida – a remarkable feat that continues his unprecedented 34-year streak.
75-year-old Bill Welzien Competes #151, Logan Martin Wins Swim Around Key West Read More »
Avram Iancu (48, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) has started to get into the flow of his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. He is now approaching Day 4 as he swims from the North Sea to the Black Sea through the heart of continental Europe. He posted, “I’ve arrived in Nürnberg while passing under
Avram Serves As An Ambassador Along His Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Read More »
Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Oceans Seven Wait Begins For Rob Woodhouse and Gráinne Moss Read More »
Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) has started his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. His plan is to swim from the North Sea to the Black Sea eventually reaching the Main River and swimming along the Danube River through the heart of continental Europe. He posted, “Contrary to appearances and general opinion, you probably imagined
Avram Iancu Begins Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Read More »
Over the many years of writing about open water swimming, there is often great interest on the part of some swimmers to set records. These individuals want to be the first, fastest, slowest, oldest, youngest, longest (whether by distance or time), earliest-to-complete a swim, or latest-to-complete a swim) swimmers (either overall or female or male)
Record-setting…It Can Get Complicated Read More »