Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Swimming Hall of Famer Rowdy Gaines and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Yuko Matsuzaki of Japan will present the details of the upcoming UANA Pan American Masters Championships that will be held in July and August in Orlando, Florida with over 5,000 athletes expected to compete. The

Courtesy of Pan Pacific Championships, Tokyo, Japan. The 2018 Pan Pacific Championships will be held at Tokyo, Japan between August 9th and 13th. The 10 km marathon swim will be held on August 13th in Odaiba Marine Park, the same location for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. The men will start the 8-loop

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When a solo swim or marathon relay has never been completed before, when does its history start? In the open swimming world, especially with a channel swim, marathon swim, circumnavigation swim, success is not always achieved on the first attempts. Although there are many exceptions, unprecedented swims – especially

Courtesy of Hank Wise of Rocket Fish Swimming, Long Beach, California. I’ve parked and locked my van. Backpack loaded, I’ve walked through the tunnel under Pacific Coast Highway to the beach and now, I’m looking out at the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. The day is a perfect weekday morning with warm sun and nearly

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Brazil. A day after the Dragão do Mar successfully completed its duo relay of the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Alan Viana attempted the point-to-point course along the Brazilian coast. On March 19th, it was Viana’s turn to take on the 36 km challenge. Previously,

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Brazil. Dragão do Mar failed in their first attempt of the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Brazil in December 2017 when they swim into a thick fog at the edge of the city of Rio de Janeiro. But the duo relay of