Courtesy of WOWSA, Santa Catalina Channel, Southern California. Toni Enderli is going for his fourth Oceans Seven channel on a late night next week. Follow him on his Catalina Channel crossing starting at 11:30 pm Los Angeles time on Monday, July 16th here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of Brilliant Studios and Ben Stubenberg, Grace Bay, Turks & Caicos. Flat clear turquoise water on Grace Bay made for perfect conditions at the 9th annual Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim. More than 100 swimmers turned out for the international open water swim competition in front of Rickie’s Flamingo Cafe that

Courtesy of Jean-François Roussy, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. During the summers of 1991 and 1992, a group of close friends from Germany, Australia, USA, Canada, Japan, Italy, and Argentina traveled the world to compete in professional marathon swims in Canada, Argentina, Italy and elsewhere. provided a photo of the group: Christof Wandratsch, David O’Brien,

Courtesy of Kate Webber, Farallons Island, California. Kate Webber announced that her documentary film, Kim Swims, will be distributed worldwide by independent film distributor, Gravitas Ventures. Webber explains, “The film’s first wave of release is set for select worldwide VOD platforms starting October 2nd, 2018 — iTunes, Vimeo, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, and Amazon. Customers

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Florence Williams recently wrote The Nature Fix where she describes how doses of greenery can sharpen one’s memory, increase one’s creativity, lower stress levels, and counter negative thoughts. Williams, a contributing editor at Outside Magazine, talks about the exponential mind and body benefits of immersion in the natural world

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the fall of 2010, Southern Illinois University swim coach Rick Walker was honored with the Adolph Kiefer Safety Commendation award at the annual United States Aquatic Sports convention for heroically saving the life of an Australian swimmer at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy. Walker was

Upper photo courtesy of Michael Eaton, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Lower photos show Britta Kamrau in Melbourne, Australia. Australia anaesthetist and underwater cave explorer Richard Harris was the last person to exit the flooded Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand this week after one of the world’s most dramatic and

Courtesy of Brenton Williams, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. The JBay Winterfest continued despite the Corona Open being placed on hold as over 50 swimmers took on the challenge of completing the Cold Water Swim Classic presented by Nicholas Melck. The 12°C water was always going to take its toll, with four swimmers having to withdraw