To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York. The July 14th edition of the 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim was a smoother, faster circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York than its previous version. 39-year-old Nathan Payas from Gibraltar not only won the race, but also completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, one of […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Pacific Ocean. Swimmers trying to cross the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan [see image on left] frequently encounter eddies, swirling circling current of ocean water. These eddies either serve to delay or – at worse – lead to a channel crossing being stopped. Winds, the prevailing Tsugaru Current
Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Pacific Ocean. After the first 29 days of The Swim by Ben Lecomte, he has swum 469 nautical miles (869 km) off the coast of Japan. His planned 8,721 km transoceanic stage swim across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California is nearly 10% finished after one month on the Pacific
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Pacific Ocean. Day 38 on The Swim, Ben Lecomte‘s 8,721 km transoceanic stage swim across the Pacific Ocean was a short swim session because escort kayaker and environmental engineer María Cristi had trouble to keep up with Lecomte while battling against the waves. Lecomte wrote, “This morning the wind and waves were
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Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, seven marathon open water swimmers will gather to swim the 25-mile length of Lake Memphremagog, between Newport, Vermont, USA and Magog, Quebec, Canada. In Search of Memphre is a 40.2 km (25-mile) cross-border marathon swim across Lake Memphremagog. Phil White started the event
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Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. At the 2012 Catalina Channel Swimming Federation banquet, Dr. Penny Lee Dean talked about a number of luminaries from the Catalina Channel history. Daisy Murchie was one of the early pioneers of ocean swimming in Southern California. “She swam from Avalon to Long Beach [an approximate
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, Cork, Ireland. Another Cork Distance Week is in the books. The most challenging, most difficult, longest marathon and channel and cold water swimming preparation camp designed by International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Ned Denison saw dozens of accomplished and aspiring swimmers push themselves to their limits in Sandycove
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