Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. 68 open water swimmers from 21 different states and Canadian provinces swam at least one of the 8 lakes in the Sixth Annual NEK Swim Week between August 11th through 19th. 11 swam in all 8 lakes: Crystal, Island Pond, Massawippi, Seymour, Echo, Memphremagog, Willoughby, and Caspian. The

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gabriel Viti, Jr. is a 54-year-old American chef and restaurateur. But when he takes time off from his Miramar Bistro in Highland Park, Illinois, he is like a Superman of extreme sports. In 2007, he completed the Ironman Brazil Triathlon in 2007, and then later, the Ironman Florida. In

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bob García is a 41-year-old competitive swimmer and online marketer from Costa Rica with an intense training program. He discussed his training and ambitious goals with the Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How often do you train in the pool or open

Courtesy of WOWSA, North Channel. Nora Toledano is getting ready to swim another channel – the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland sometime between September 2nd and 7th – but she does much more than swim. She is an experienced coach, mentor and inspiration to many – especially those aspiring channel swimmers in her

Courtesy of Mariel Hawley Dávila, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Mariel Hawley Dávila completed her sixth Oceans Seven channel with a 13 hour 14 minute crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland on August 20th. “I’m still in awe,” the 49-year-old Mexican described about her sixth Oceans Seven crossing. “The North

Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Pacific Ocean. After being chased from his position and progress in the Kuroshio Current 1,080 km from land by storms and squalls, Ben Lecomte and his team sought shelter back on Honshu, the main island of Japan. Having been holed up in port along the shore of Japan, the delay of