Courtesy of WOWSA, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Kieron Palframan of South Africa was well-deservedly named one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men for very good reason for an aquatic career that has spanned the globe. The 44-year-old from Cape Town is an Iron Iceman and Ice Zero Swimmer with 4 Ice Miles […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Maximiliano Paccot has been a force in his native country of Uruguay where he often wins several stages on the Circuito Nacional de Aguas Abiertas de la Federación Uruguaya de Natación (National Open Water Swimming Circuit of the Uruguay Swimming Federation). Some upcoming races in Uruguay include the following

Courtesy of Chirag Patel, Mumbai, India. The Gateway of India is a monument located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, overlooking the Arabian Sea. The Gateway to India Challenge is a 35.3 km marathon swim that goes through Mumbay Bay in India. Chirag Patel reported on much shorter races that

One trailing swimmer drafting off a lead swimmer. One trailing swimmer drafting between two leading swimmers. Courtesy of Nature. Nature is a British scientific journal, one of the world’s most respected scientific journals and one of the world’s top academic journals that publishes original research across a wide range of fields. In the field of

Courtesy of Swimming Australia, Brighton Beach, Adelaide, Australia. Kareena Lee and Hayden Cotter won the 5 km races at the 2019 Australian Open Water Championships on Brighton Beach in Adelaide. Lee swept the 5 km and 10 km races over the weekend while 17-year-old Cotter upended the 10 km winner Nick Sloman. Men’s 5 km

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Leme to Pontal Swimming Association, Brazil. Catarina Almeida Porfírio completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal on January 28th on a beautiful, starry night along the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Adherbal de Oliveira reports, “The conditions were good with a sea of 1 meter in height, ocean

Courtesy of Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda, Río Coronda, Argentina. Matheus Evangelista will be the only Brazilian swimmer competing in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in Río Coronda in Argentina on February 3rd. He finished 10th in the 2014 event and 5th in the 2017 race. “For me

Courtesy of Castle Swim Series. The Castle Swim Series includes open water swims in and around castles in England, Ireland and France: May 25th – 26th: 1.6 km, 2.5 km, 5 km Lough Cutra Castle Swim in South Galway, Ireland June 22nd – 23rd: 1.6 km, 2.5 km, 5 km Cholmondeley Castle Swim in Cholmondeley,

Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced that Robert Strauss was honored with the 2019 Virginia Hunt Newman Award. Brent Rutemiller explains the award and its latest recipient, “The Virginia Hunt Newman International Award is sponsored by Kiefer, the “Keep ‘em Swimming” company founded in