To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Oliver Klemet of Germany swam lifetime bests in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the Gothaer and Friends Meet held in Madgeburg, Germany. Klemet is getting faster – and so is his competition.
Olympic Marathon Swimmers Getting Faster and Faster – like Oliver Klemet Read More »
The history of the Kingdom Swim as told by event director and visionary Phil White
Project Welcome to No Lanes – No Lines – No Limits Read More »
Gaston the seal who escaped from the Prague Zoo and was later caught after a 5-day 300 km swim to the north was memorialized by a statue and a 25 km marathon swim
Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Memorializing Gaston the Seal Read More »
The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association has its annual awards dinner to honor the 18 swimmers who completed a channel crossing under their auspices in 2023
The 2023 Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association Awards Read More »
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster captured the ishin-denshin between Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll. The two veteran actresses garnered two Academy Awards nominations for their acting in the film Nyad.
Ishin Denshin Relationship Recognized by the Academy Awards Read More »
Abdellatief Abou Heif, Herman Willemse, Judith de Nijs, Horacio Iglesias, Captain Nabil Elshazly, Giulio Travaglio, Linda McGill MBE, Marty Sinn, Commander Gerald Forsberg, OBE, and Carlos Larriera were selected as the Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960’s
The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960’s Read More »
The Winter Relay of the English Channel was a success as the men’s team completed the first crossing in January in a time of 14 hours 45 minutes
The Winter Relay Sets The Standard Across the English Channel Read More »
Spyros Chrysikopoulos has set ultra distance swimming records in both the pool and sea.
An Aquatic Life of Extremes with Spyros Chrysikopoulos Read More »
Fiona Southwell has been an open water swimmer, a coach, a mentor, an observer, an administrator, an escort pilot, and an honoree in the open water swimming. In a word, an icon.
Fiona Southwell, Moving Seamlessly Into Different Roles On The Open Water Read More »
Alex Arévalo is a remarkable escort kayaker who is one of the three principals of New York Open Water who has escorted hundreds of swimmers in hundreds of open water events throughout the US and Mexico.
Alex Arévalo, a Charismatic, Calm, Cool Guide in the Open Water Read More »