Courtesy of LongSwimsDB, Manhattan Island, New York. On June 30th after 10 hours 53 minutes at the age of 67 years and 148 days, Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the oldest female* to complete a circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York. She […]

Courtesy of Track.RS, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in August 2017. Back in August 2017, 33-year-old Caroline Block, an anthropologist from Baltimore, Maryland, was on her way to doing an unprecedented two-way crossing of the North Channel. Her first crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland was completed in 14

Courtesy of Effect of leg kick on active drag in front-crawl swimming: Comparison of whole stroke and arms-only stroke during front-crawl and the streamlined position, Journal of Biomechanics by Kenzo Narita of the University of Tsukuba, Motomu Nakashima of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Hideki Takagi of the University of Tsukuba. Japanese scientists Kenzo

Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. “Son of a Swim was held on June 30th is not an open water swimming competition; rather it is an opportunity to swim a distance and get lost in the Islands of Derby Bay,” explains race director Phil White. “We allow swimmers to alter their course depending on

Courtesy of Robin Smith, Seal Beach, California. The 49th Annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim took place in 67°F water temperature under cloudy skies. Top 23 Overall 5 km Results: 1. Craig Nadel 1:02:12 2. Andy Hoover 1:02:25 3. Morgan Kampfer 1:03:18 4. Caitlyn Richter 1:03:53 5. Frank Bird 1:05.59 6. Doug Garland 1:06:04 7.