Courtesy of April Wong, Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. Along with Jaimie Monahan, Ram Barkai, Antonio Argüelles, Lewis Pugh, Sally Minty-Gravett MBE, and Pat Gallant-Charette, United Nations Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh officially received a Guinness World Record certificate from adjudicator Kim Partrick at the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards at the

Courtesy of April Wong, Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. Along with Jaimie Monahan, Ram Barkai, Lewis Pugh, Antonio Argüelles, and Pat Gallant-Charette, Jersey’s Sally Minty-Gravett MBE officially received a Guinness World Record certificate from adjudicator Kim Partrick at the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Minty-Gravett

Courtesy of Jean Craven, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Near the bottom of the world in the Southern Ocean, Ram Barkai is leading a team of 14 ice swimmers in the International Ice Swimming Association-organzed Antarctica Ice Kilometer Swim. Jean Craven, Leszek Naziemiec, Andrey Agarkov, Sergio Salomone, Paolo Chiarino, Clinton Le Sueur, Alexander Brylin, Samantha Whelpton, Diego

Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. In 2015, the warm waters off the coast of Long Beach, California were the site of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games 1.5 km open water race [see below]. The location may be the site of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim. Perhaps. At

Courtesy of Jean Craven and Nicolene Steynberg of Madswimmer, Antarctica. Jean Craven of Madswimmer has arrived in Antarctica together with a team of ice swimmers including Leszek Naziemiec of Poland, Andrey Agarkov (Андрей Агарков) of Russia, Sergio Salomone of Argentina, Paolo Chiarino of Italy, Clinton Le Sueur of South Africa, Alexander Brylin of Russia, Samantha

Courtesy of Elm Hill. Paul Asmuth describes his path to success as the 7-time World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation champion in the 1980s, “The story of my marathon swimming journey is how the hand of God directed me throughout my life, to put me in the right place and, more importantly, with the right coaches

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. ENERGYbits® launched its new website [see www.energybits.com]. ENERGYbits® was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year along with the following nominees: 1. A History of Marathon Swimming (USA) by Joe Grossman & Steve Walker 2. AKUA Kelp Jerky (USA) by Courtney Boyd Myers 3.

Courtesy of Satiro Sodré :: Fotografia Esportiva, Brazil.. Betina Lorscheitter, representing Grêmio Náutico União, recently won the fourth stage at the Circuito Rei e Rainha do Mar in Ubatuba, São Paulo, the 5 km and 10 km races at the Campeã do XXIII Campeonato Brasileiro de Maratonas Aquáticas in Inema, the 10 km race on