Courtesy of Mark Sheridan, Zoe Sadler, Janet Wilson of the British Long Distance Swimming Association. Loch Lomond is a 24-mile (38.6 km) freshwater loch in Scotland. Loch Lomond is a popular leisure destination and is site to many open water swims including the Great Scottish Swim. Since Gerald Forsberg first crossed the loch in 15

Courtesy of Ross Edgley and his Cacao Almond Nut Butter Cookies. These Cacao almond nut butter cookies looked good to eat before, during and after a long swimming workout. Developed by log swimmer Ross Edgley, it takes him 15 minutes to make. “I keep them at the end of the swimming lane for me to

Courtesy of GQ Magazine. Ross Edgley is tough. Ross Edgley is strong. Ross Edgley is an extreme adventurer, writer, nutritionist, fitness expert, and a former international water polo player. Last year, he completed an Olympic-distance triathlon carrying a 100 lb. tree as a charity event which was called the World’s First Tree-athlon. With help and

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Darren Miller took 10 hours 42 minutes to cross the 29.6 km Cook Strait in New Zealand, 9 hours 11 minutes to complete the 43.4 km Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test from North Dakoto to Minnesota, 12 hours 12 minutes to cross the 42 km Molokai Channel in

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Neoprene and wetsuits are de rigueur for triathletes and surfers. But buoyant, protective wetsuits have never been a part of competitive open water competitions…until this year. FINA instituted a new rule last year making wetsuits mandatory when the water temperature falls below 18°C (64.4°F) and allows athletes to wear

Drone footage of the Pan-American Colibrí Swim courtesy of Pablo Argüelles along the border between Imperial Beach, California and Tijuana, Mexico. The team crossing from California to Mexico during last week’s Pan-American Colibrí Swim was in good hands under the escort of Kevin Eslinger. Dan Simonelli described the California waterman [with a white baseball cap

Courtesy of Devon Clifford, Lake George Marathon Swim, New York. Devon Clifford has a huge Barraeque year in 2016. Barrasque refers to a calendar year accomplishment of swimming several marathon swimming competitions during one specific period (e.g., over one summer season or one calendar year). Dave Barra swam a total of 131.8 cumulative miles (212.1

Courtesy of ŠKODA UK and the Sunday Times. Every year, the Sunday Times in the UK produces the Sunday Times Rich List, a list of the wealthiest people in the UK and how they earned their money. This year, the Sunday Times has also produced an Alternative Rich List for those wealthy beyond material riches.