Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Father Martyn Southall and son Reece Southall are all set to go mano-a-mano against the best ocean swimmers in the Pacific Ocean at the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Honolulu, Hawaii. 17-year-old surf lifesaving Reece is coached by Brendan Capell, the 2004 FINA 25 km world champion) and has […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jenny Landreth spends time writing and researching about swimming for her books and The Swimming Blog in the Guardian. She recently authored Swell: A Waterbiography. Bloomsbury Publishing describes Swell, “These days, swimming may seem like the most egalitarian of pastimes, open to anyone with a swimsuit – but this

Courtesy of Vasanti Niemz, Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, Switzerland. The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim (International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen) in Switzerland’s Lake Zürich celebrated its 30th edition on August 6th. 91 swimmers from 17 countries challenged themselves to the 26.4 km course, either as a soloist or relay team member. Vasanti Niemz reports, “A family from Denmgad,

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. Channel swimmers just never know. Is the water going to be turbulent or tranquil? Will they encounter jellyfish and sharks or not? Will they hit cold spots or will the conditions become foggy? British swimmer Nathan Payas from Gibraltar knows the different extremes. Earlier this year,

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. Earlier this week, Mia Thomas and Heloise LeBlanc of San Diego, California drove up to the Catalina Channel for the second time. Two years ago, the young brilliant scholars completed a fast 7 hour 51 minute relay crossing with their Ocean Seven teammates. This year, the

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. It is easy to see parental pride and maternal love. And Julie Newton made her mother, on board the Bottom Scratcher across the Catalina Channel, very proud with her 13 hour 35 minute crossing of the 20.2-mile channel in Southern California. After setting the women’s record

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel>, California. For decades, Dottie York put in countless hours and years volunteering and organizing crossings of the Catalina Channel for the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. She volunteered her services for a number of ocean swims including the 1984 USA Long Distance International Championships held in 1984 where

Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continues on his scheduled 60-day stage swim of 2,860 km along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He is now heading into Day 36 as each day

Courtesy of Deanne Draeger, Urban Swim, New York. Tomorrow is the 7th Annual Rose Pitonof Swim in New York City. “The swimmers include Abigail Fairman, Austin Frazer, Randy Hill, Jaimie Monahan, Marty Munson, and Andrew Trout. We are also very excited to welcome the relay swimmers from St. Benedict’s High School in South Africa. The

Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continues on his scheduled 60-day stage swim of 2,860 km along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He is now heading into Day 59 as each day