Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mányoki Attila missed the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in England because he was in New Zealand. “I spend five weeks in Wellington to waiting for [good weather] to swim across the Cook Strait. It was really difficult mentally. My booked window was between April 3rd […]

Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Áras an Uachtaráin, Ireland. With fellow ice swimmer Conor Turner, Ger Kennedy met President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland in Dublin. It is not often that open water swimmers are invited to meet their respective country’s

Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. Between completing marathon swims around the world and working full-time in New York City, Jaimie Monahan became the first person in history to complete the Ice Sevens. “What is remarkable is that Jaimie accomplished this ice swimming feat a little more than a year after the concept

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Matt Moseley and his support team, including coach Randy Soler, are planning to do a 3-day 50-mile stage swim called The Swim Across The Caribbean between July 17th and 19th. This unprecedented stage swim will be start on St. John’s, head to St. Thomas on Day 1. Then Moseley

Courtesy of WOWSA, Cork Distance Week, Ireland. The legend of Ned Denison continues to grow with every Cork Distance Week, his insanely intense preparation week for die-hard hardened marathon swimmers currently underway in Cork, Ireland. Apparently, rumor has it that he has done the following: 1. Swum across the toughest channels in the world without

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristóf Rasovszky will help kickoff the open water swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Lake Balaton on July 15th in the 10 km race in his native Hungary. But the 2016 Olympian in the 1500m freestyle will also represent his country in the 5 km and

Courtesy of Miklós Oláh, Balatonfüred, Hungary. Miklós Oláh is the chief researcher of the Balaton Development Council and has long worked on projects that support the development of the Lake Balaton region. “Balatonfüred is a good choice [for the 17th FINA World Championships and the 17th FINA World Masters Championships], since it is an optimal

Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continued 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 21 into Austria as