Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Netherlands. IJszwemmen Is Echt Cool is Dutch for ice swimming is really cool. Fergil Hesterman, shown above with Birna Hrönn Sigurjónsdóttir on 2000 km swimming road trip through Iceland, was recently named as one of the 2019 World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men. And for good reason. Hesterman, […]

Courtesy of Ioannis Kifonidis, Kalamariá, Thessaloniki, Greece. The 2019 edition of the Winter Swimming Race Paliria was held in Aretsou Beach in Kalamariá, Thessaloniki in northern Greece. “41 swimmers competed in the 300m and 1 km race in 8°C water in a loop course; 36 of them managed to complete the race and only 5

Courtesy of On Course Strategies, Westport, Connecticut. FX-Sport recently launched a pair of patented and innovative VRX Swimming Headphones. The VRX are a lightweight, water resistant set of wireless headphones with a 8GB MP3 player and hundreds of workouts. Founder Duncan Walsh, a former professional squash player, explains, “Users can create their own workouts in

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is always a first time for everything in every sport – including the myriad experiences of open water swimmers: 1. When you first learn to Expect The Unexpected – usually after something unexpected happened to you in the open water for the first time. 2. When you have

Courtesy of WOWSA, Rottnest Channel, Western Australia. Cyrus Milne, a 17-year-old Australian open water swimmer, has big goals. In August 2020, he will attempt a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France. But he is being strategic in building up to this solo attempt. In addition to local ocean races, he

Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on May 17th – 19th where the newest Hall of Fame honorees including swimmers Jason Lezak (USA), Otylia Jedrzejczak (Poland), Stephanie Rice (Australia), Britta Steffen (Germany); diver Ting Li (China); water polo player Alessandro Campagna (Italy); coach

Courtesy of Robin Taylor, Absecon Island, Atlantic City, New Jersey. For decades, the Atlantic City Around The Island Swim was a highlight on the annual professional marathon swimming circuit. The greats of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s races around Absecon Island in Atlantic City. The race was the ultimate marathon test with rough

Courtesy of The Olympics On The Record. Most sports fans around the world know or have heard about the achievements and unprecedented Olympic record of Usain Bolt, the world’s most successful sprint runner. Most sports fans around the world also do not necessarily assign raw flat-out speed with Japanese runners who do not appear to