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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Notable swimmers across the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar during the 2025 season included Marcia Cleveland, Sarah Thomas, Sayani Das, Andreas Waschburger, Kathryn Mason, Luis Gilberto Noriega Hoces, Anshuman Jhingran and Tuna Tunca
Notables Across The Strait of Gibraltar During The 2025 Season Read More »
Francismar Siviero is now competing on the domestic Brazilian open water swim series – like the Ilhabela Channel Crossing – before heading off to Argentina for the OCEANMAN race in Córdoba on his global tour.
Inspirational In Ilhabela Read More »
Seas The Day is currently leading the SwimTrek campaign #SwimTheWorld, the world’s largest virtual swim campaign, after Week 1.
Seas The Day Leads Swim Together Around The World After Week 1 Read More »
McKinlee Hand of Seattle, Washington became an Iron Icewoman after competing in the Ironman Arizona
McKinlee Hand Becomes An Iron Icewoman Read More »
Many open water swimming greats have been honored over the last 140 years. There are hundreds of memorial events and statues around the world
Markers, Memorials, and Monuments of Open Water Swimming Greats Read More »
The Japanese language has been interesting words that have no direct translation into English, but I can appreciate as an open water swimmer
Unique Japanese Words That Open Water Swimmers Can Appreciate Read More »
Edie Hu (50, USA, MSF bio here, @edieswimshongkong) is one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women, having swum all over the world: This morning at 1:58 am, she set off from Sandy Beach on Oahu on a rare Oahu-to-Molokai attempt. She aimed to become the first woman to complete a 45 km crossing of the Molokai Channel. Tonight, she
Edie Hu Becomes First Woman to Cross from Oahu To Molokai Read More »
Tina Deeken of Germany qualified for the Challenge World Championships 2026 in Slovakia in the PTWC (Para-Triathlon-Wheel-Chair) category.
So Simple In The Open Water – So Much More On Dryland Read More »
LA28 is recruiting a highly passionate, friendly, enthusiastic volunteers starting now for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
LA28 Olympic Volunteer Opportunities Read More »
Chapman University coach Carly Miller (47, USA, MSF bio here) has a prolific marathon swimming resume that includes a 19.6 km Anacapa Channel crossing in 7 hours 19 minutes, a 19.2 km Lake Tahoe widthwise crossing in 6 hours 19 minutes, a 32.2 km Catalina Channel crossing in 12 hours 47 minutes, a 34.2 km
A New Challenge, A New Experience: Chapman Swimmers Through The Night Across Catalina Read More »