Courtesy of Kelvin Trautman, English Channel. After generating much attention on the importance of protecting the world’s oceans and marine life, especially around Great Britain, during his unprecedented stage swim called The Long Swim, Lewis Pugh has been going non-stop on dryland. Through his talks and explanations with politicians and government leaders to look towards […]

Courtesy of College Swimming Coaches Association of America, Lone Star Lake, Lawrence, Kansas. Giovanni Gutierrez Lozano defended his national title at the 5 km College Swimming Coaches Association of America National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships in Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. Missouri University won the team title with its top three swimmers sweeping

Courtesy of College Swimming Coaches Association of America, Lone Star Lake, Lawrence, Kansas. After finishing third in the team race in last year’s 5 km College Swimming Coaches Association of America National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships, Missouri University was led by individual winner Audrey Guyett to win the team title in Lawrence, Kansas. Missouri

Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Oceanside, California. The Tiki Swim is one very cool, hip ocean swim in Southern California. The Tiki Swim offers two different races. Both the 1.2- and 2.4-mile courses finish at the Oceanside Harbor and are part of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Harbor Days Festival. Race director Brian Long combines all

Courtesy of WOWSA, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Nuala Moore received the Admiral Frank Golden Scholarship from The Lifesaving Foundation, an international charity devoted to saving lives from drowning. The Foundation supports a number of partner projects and hosts regular drowning prevention conferences. Moore was invited to speak on Rescue Emergency Care for channel swimmers and

Courtesy of Jason Malick, Catalina Channel, California. Pat Marzulli just completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel in 15 hours 29 minutes today. With his success, he became the oldest person to complete a crossing of the Catalina Channel at 69 years 311 days old. He broke the records previously held by Jim McConica (64

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On September 20th, Edilson Heleno Holz Bento became the latest swimmer to complete the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro with the longest time in the history of the Leme to Pontal Swimming Association. Edilson Bento,