Courtesy of David Pennington‎, Lake Tahoe, California. David Pennington captained the 24 hour 34 minute crossing of Lake Tahoe by Polish extreme swimmer Bogusław Ogrodnik yesterday. Members of the 24-Hour Club are posted here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of Vojislav Mijić, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. The International Olimpic Swimming Marathon 10 km Ohrid race was held on August 11th in Ohrid, located in the mountainous region between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. Vojislav Mijić explains, “The competitors had excellent conditions, crystal clear waters in 25°C water during the 10 km race between the

Courtesy of Elliot Karlan, Tiburon, California. For over a decade, professional photographer Elliot Karlan has covered the RCP Tiburon Mile from Angel Island to the shoreline in Tiburon in San Francisco Bay. “I love his work,” says Steven Munatones. “I think his photo of the 2007 RCP Tiburon Mile is a classic shot that so

Courtesy of Ocean Navi, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Japanese swimmer Masaki Sugita completed a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel on August 19th after 13 hours 18 minutes 43 seconds following the Kodomari Route that was pioneered by David Yudovin in 1990. He started in the early morning at 4:35 am in 22°C water under the guidance

Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Kuroshio Current, Pacific Ocean. As Ben Lecomte and his team are sailing from Yokohama, Japan to their last exit point 583 nautical miles (1,080 km) from shore somewhere east of Japan, they are about 4 days from restarting The Swim after running into two separate dangerous weather patterns and storms. Paul

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A bootleg swimmer, otherwise known as a pirate swimmer, bandit swimmer or rogue swimmer, is an individual who attempts or does a rogue swim, pirate swim, bandit swim or a bootleg swim in open bodies of water. The competitive type of bootleg/pirate/rogue/bandit swimmers are individuals who do not purposefully

Courtesy of Susan Simmons, Strait of Juan de Fuca. Today at 1 pm, Canadian Susan Simmons will attempt a two-way crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca between between Canada’s Victoria’s Ogden Point (north) and the state of Washington’s Port Angeles in the United States. The 66 km attempt by Simmons, an athlete with

Courtesy of Track.RS, Catalina Channel, California. Today, Diego López Dominguez became the first person from the Canary Islands to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with his 11 hour 15 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel. Widely known as the Global Swimmer, he is one of the most prolific and popular swimmers on