Courtesy of Track.rs, Río de la Plata, Argentina – Uruguay. Lucas Rivet of the Asociación de Cruce a Nado del Río de la Plata accomplished what he helps others do. The founder of the ACNRP, a nominee for the 2018 World Open Water Offering of the Year, swam across the Río de la Plata in […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Río de la Plata, Argentina – Uruguay. Lucas Rivet’s Asociación de Cruce a Nado del Río de la Plata in Argentina was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Offering of the Year. The 42.2 km crossing of the Río de la Plata between Argentina and Uruguay is one of the most

Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Harry Huffaker, Oahu, Hawaii.

Courtesy of FINA, Lausanne, Switzerland. At the FINA headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, a meeting was held in November where FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu lorded over the Technical Open Water Swimming Committee meeting that was held to decide the race calendars of FINA’s open water swimming competitions. The FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC)

Courtesy of Moorea Coral Gardeners Association, Moorea, Tahiti. The Tahiti Swimming Experience worked with the Moorea Coral Gardeners into its program. The association is led by 20-year-old Titouan Bernicot, 7 full-time employees, and a growing number of volunteers. These are people passionately concerned about the well-being of the lagoons and reefs of Tahiti, Moorea and

Courtesy of WOWSA, Margate Beach, UK. After rocketing to global fame with his 157-day, 209-stage 2,884 km assisted stage swim around the coastlines of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland in his Great British Swim that culminated on Margate Beach on November 4th, Ross Edgley is now heading onto the World’s Fittest Tour. Edgley said, “I