Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 6th annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival will bring the International Ocean Film Festival to Alpena, Michigan on January 24th – 28th at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Every year, the Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary bring the world of cinema

Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation, Lake Champlain, California. Andrew Malinak won the 2017 Streeter Award for Service to Marathon Swimming by the Marathon Swimmers Federation for co-founding and leading the Northwest Open Water Swimming Association and for piloting Sarah Thomas’ Century Swim in Lake Champlain in August 2017. Malinak joined the following recipients of the

Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. 42-year-old Abigail Fairman has enjoyed all kinds of experiences throughout the Americas during 2017. Among her many marathon swims, she completed all 4 stages of the 4-day 66.9 km S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, all 7 stages of the 193 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, 25 km Kingdom Swim Border Buster,

Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation, 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, New York. Stephen Rouch has enjoyed all kinds of experiences throughout the United States in 2017. Among his many marathon swims, he completed all 4 stages of the 4-day 66.9 km S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, all 7 stages of the 193 km 8 Bridges Hudson River

Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation, Lago Maggiore, Italy. Jaimie Monahan is always doing the extreme whether it is ice swims in Russia, becoming an Ice Ironwoman and Ice Zero Swimmer, mid-winter workouts with the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers Club in Brooklyn, winter swimming competitions in Windermere, marathon swimming twice around Manhattan Island,