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Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) is doing well during the first half of his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. He is on schedule 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. Day 16 saw Avram […]
Avram Iancu Continues to Cruise…Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Read More »
The swimmers of Ocean Navi started out doing 1-2 km coastal ocean swimming competitions throughout Japan over a decade ago. Gradually, they started to challenge themselves to longer swim across the Tsugaru Channel and Sado Channel in northern Japan. Now the Ocean Navi teams are regularly heading over to Hawaii to attempt crossings of the
Ocean Navi Completes A Rough Molokai Channel Crossing Read More »
Another day, another delay due to poor water quality in Sentosa Island at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – so the athletes wait and extend their taper. So the men’s and women’s 10 km races are pushed off until Wednesday – not a good look for the sport of open water swimming on the world’s
World Championships 10K Postponed (Again) Read More »
While the media has reported the delay of the women’s 10 km swim at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships due to poor water quality, there is also another issue that may plague the open water races scheduled to be held this week on Sentosa Island: warm water. The water temperatures are reportedly between 30.4°C and
The Heat Is On At The World Championships In Singapore Read More »
The crowds in Singapore will be treated to tremendous races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships that will kick off in on Monday, July 10th – or so indicated the event schedule. But due to poor water quality in Sentosa Island that exceeded the World Aquatics standards, the only race on Day One of the
White Shirts Make Big Decision on Women’s 10K at the World Championships Read More »
The crowds in Singapore will be treated to tremendous races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships that will kick off in on Monday, July 10th. On Tuesday, three Olympic and world champions will face off in the men’s 10 km race that is bound to come down to the last few strokes to determine the
World Aquatics announced two charismatic personalities as its open water swimming ambassadors at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships to kick off in Singapore on Monday, July 10th. Olympic champion and four-time world champion Sharon van Rouwendaal (31, Netherlands, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @svrouwendaal) and Olympian and model Alice Dearing (28, Great Britain,
Ambassadors Represent Open Water Swimming at Singapore World Championships Read More »
Jim Dreyer attempted another self-sustained swim 133.5 km across Lake Michigan on September 2nd. How did he fare?
The Legend Lives On: 68 Swimmers to Tackle the 661 km Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim Read More »
Catherine Breed has been preparing for this audacious Swim California, 1,448 km stage swim down the entire coast of California all her life.
Catherine Breeds A Special Love of the Coast of California Read More »
Karen Ellis has completed 5 of 7 channels in her quest to become the first British woman to achieve the Oceans Seven