To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
South Africans Launch False Bay Swimming Association Courtesy of False Bay Swimming Association, False Bay, South Africa. A group of seasoned open water swimmers from Cape Town, South Africa have embarked on a mission to position solo and relay crossings of False Bay as one of the most challenging and desirable swims in the world […]
South Africans Launch False Bay Swimming Association Read More »
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, “More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in
Unbelievably Great, Amelia Evans Read More »
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, “More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in
Unbelievably Great, Gill Haddington Read More »
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, “More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in
Unbelievably Great, Ben Robinson Read More »
Remembering Fallen Warriors In Boston Harbor Courtesy of David Swensen, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The new Boston Frogman Swim is part of the growing Frogman Swim Series includes the original Tampa Bay Frogman Swim in Florida, the Golden Gate Frogman Swim in San Francisco, California. Its inaugural event was today across Boston Harbor. Frogman Swim board of director and ambassador Kurt Ott explains, “The Frogman Swim Series strives
Remembering Fallen Warriors In Boston Harbor Read More »
Inspiring Circumnavigation Swim By Alex Kostich Courtesy of The Pitcairn Miscellany, Pitcairn Island. In the May 5th 2019 issue of The Pitcairn Miscellany, editor Simon Young and reporter Sue O’Keefe gave a report of the unprecedented 9.8 km circumnavigation swim in 2 hours 27 minutes by Alex Kostich of their island nation Pitcairn Island: Living on Pitcairn,
Local Coverage of Pitcairn Swim By Alex Kostich Read More »
Swimming From Spring To September In Scilly Courtesy of WOWSA, St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. The Scilly Swim Challenge is a series of island-to-island open water swims held in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England. Mark Richards described his experience, “A huge well done to all of the amazing crew who I swam with on
Swimming From Spring To September In Scilly Read More »
Dennis Miller Leaves Behind A Wake Of Success Courtesy of WOWSA, Fiji. There was arguably no greater supporter of open water swimming around the world who behind the scenes and ahead of the curve than Dennis Miller of Fiji. Miller rose from the tiny swimming nation of Fiji to nearly the top of the FINA
Dennis Miller Leaves Behind A Wake Of Success Read More »
John Kulewicz On Swimming And Running Courtesy of Jonathan Varner , Columbus, Ohio. John Kulewicz has done many things in his life, but it always starts with the first step – or first stroke. He explained, “When I started swimming, I struggled to complete just a few laps in the Tremont Pool.” But he ultimately
John Kulewicz On Swimming And Running Read More »
Saving Lives With CPR Courtesy of Daniel Ruacho, Laguna Beach, California. June 1st – 7th is National CPR and AED Awareness Week in the United States. Daniel Ruacho of the American Heart Association says, “This week spotlights how lives can be saved if more people living in the U.S. know the lifesaving skill of CPR
Saving Lives With CPR Read More »