Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After winning the 24 km Maratona Aquática 14 Bis in November, 43-year-old Artur Pedroza won the 3 km XTERRA Swim Challenge for the third consecutive time in Paraty and wrapped up the season championship. “I was the 3 km overall champion and was a triple champion in XTERRA Swim

Courtesy of Nicolene Steynberg, Agulhas Current, South Africa. “[The Great Shark Swim] was another epic event in the sense that it was a bridge too far…for now,” described Nicolene Steynberg of Madswimmer. “Stopped by the smallest blue bottle versus the initial expectations of shark danger. It was the first attempt for such a swim –

Courtesy of Auckland Star, 30 December 1916. 14-year-old Ida Elionsky completed a 28.5-mile (45.9 km) circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York in 11 hours 35 minutes on September 24th 1916 in a tandem swim with her older brother Henry Elionsky who swam part of the way with his hands and feet tied as

Courtesy of Hassan Baraka, HB Sport, Morocco. Ram Barkai announced the first ice swimming event in North Africa. “The International Ice Swimming Association is excited about the positional expansion of the sport to Morocco. The IISA is supporting Hassan Baraka and HB Sport Consulting in their quest to promote Ice Swimming in Morocco and hold

Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Chairman, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida [shown on left]. “It is time for reflection as we approach year’s end and therefore prepare for another year in the marathon swimming world. This is my final address to you as an executive member as my two-year tenure as Chair