Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Leme to Pontal Swimming Association, Brazil. On January 22nd only a day after arriving in Brazil, Alessandra Rossi Cima ignored any jetlag and travel fatigue she had and set off on her attempt of the 35 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal. In short order, the 42-year-old Brazilian set women’s […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Melodee Nugent is described by Canadian Madhu Nagaraja, “She is a super star. I’m so inspired by her swimming story.” Nugent’s story is one of accomplishment and determination, giving and sharing. The 50-year-old from Wisconsin explains her start, “I am grateful for the day my parents let me put

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Seven years ago, Simon Griffiths made his splash into the open water swimming community. As the publisher and editor of the new H2Open Magazine, he issued a press release about the world’s first magazine devoted to open water swimming. He stated back on January 21st 2011, “H2Open Magazine is

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees Kevin Murphy, Tim Johnson and Montserrat Tresserras Dou all contributed a variety of interesting information about pioneering marathon swimmer Mercedes Gleitze. Johnson recalled, “Mercedes’ 1928 swim was terrific, pioneering a swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. It was an unimaginable and unthinkable

Courtesy of Eric W. Helmick, Help! World Tour. Eric Helmick announced the Way Out West Pictures upcoming film release, Take Your Dream, a self-directed, self-written film about his 2400 km stage swimming journey of hope down the River Murray together with his sons. Take Your Dream tells the story of American firefighter Helmick and his

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Basketball-playing Ryan Doolittle (second from right) does not specialize in competitive swimming, but when he saw his older brother Sean (second from left) win the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim last year, he became motivated to attempt the 5 km charity swim. So he grabbed a wetsuit and took to

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There have been numerous periods of incredible open water swimming by Honour Swimmers of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Elizabeth Fry’s unprecedented two-way crossings over a four-day period in Arizona at the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge immediately comes to mind. She accomplished a feat that may take a

Courtesy of Nejib Belhedi, Huntington Beach, Tunisia. With hundreds of government officials looking on, Nejib Belhedi continued with his exploration and planning of the Winter Tour of Icy Swimming in Tunisia. On January 20th, he swam solo for 1 hour 45 minutes covering 3 km in 1ºC in Barbara Lake, Tunisia. After walking upon the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Ahmed Rashad Sallam, originally from Alexandria, represented Egypt as one of its top open water swimmers in a long string of international races over the course of several years. The professor of international and business law has always possessed a philosophical view of open water swimming. “Swimming was