Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 23-year-old Romina Imwinkelried from San Jerónimo Norte has already has a vast experience in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in her native Argentina. “This will be my fourth participation [in Santa Fe-Coronda]. I’m a little calmer, I do not have the nerves of how

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

Courtesy of Mazen Aziz, San Francisco, California. From Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Carbondale, Illinois, open water swimmer Mazen Aziz is a man of many skills, interests and experiences. Aziz leveraged his swimming prowess and ultimately transitioned from his modest swimming roots as a 5-year-old living outside of Cairo to competing in many open water swimming

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. British physiologist and ice swimmer Heather Massey of the University of Portsmouth examined the survival story of New Zealand diver Robert Hewitt in the journal Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. Hewitt survived 75 hours in the cold ocean water, drifting over a distance of nearly 40 miles off the coast

Courtesy of La Patagones Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina. The La Patagones Viedma (or the Maraton Patagones-Viedma International Open Water Swim is a 10 km professional marathon swim held in February. For more information, visit here. 2017 Female Results: 1. Adrianna Bridi (Italy) 2:11:30:42 2. Rachelle Bruni (Italy) 2:12:13:54 2. Poliana Okimoto Cintra (Brazil) 2:12:13:54 4.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eurasia Swim Cup Cyprus is an open water swimming event held in Cyprus on 17 March 2018. Organized by Egor Teplukhin, the events include the 1 km Starter race, 1.9 km Lifestyle race, 3.9 km Masters race, 6 km Profi race, and the 10 km Hero marathon swim. For

Courtesy of Alta Sea, Port of Los Angeles, California. AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles accelerates scientific collaboration, facilitates job creation and inspires the next generation for a more sustainable ocean. On January 27th between 10 am – 12 noon relatively near the finish point of Catalina Channel crossings, an open house at Alta