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Jacqueline McClelland becomes an escort pilot in the North Channel, one of the few female escort pilots in channel crossings and marathon swims around the world.
Jacqueline McClelland Takes The Helm Across The North Channel Read More »
New York Open Water is now taking applications for its 20 Bridges Swim, 40 Bridges Swim, 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, and Ederle-Burke Swim in 2024.
New Year’s Resolutions In, Near, and Around New York Read More »
lskander Faizulin and Leonid Alexeevich Romanchenko are Russian swimmers who set records swimming in the Caspian Sea and down the Amur River
lskander Faizulin and Leonid Alexeevich Romanchenko: Russian Marathon Swimmers of Yore Read More »
Avishag Kofman Turek (אבישג קאופמן טורק) is a 48-year-old artist, coach, and lecturer from Tel Aviv who has steadily stamped her name and records on the growing marathon swimming community in her native Israel.
Avishag Turek Setting Standards Across The Sea of Galilee Read More »
The longest point-to-point one-day race in North America, the famed END-WET race in the Red River will be held on June 15th in 2024. The state-to-state competition begins in North Dakota and ends 36 miles later in the state of Minnesota. As two-time overall winner Sarah Thomas who has swum all over the world has said,
END-WET 2024 Race Day Announced Read More »
Tipping is a custom often used on dryland. How often and how much is tipping offered for marathon swims?
Is Tipping Common Among Marathon and Channel Swimmers? Read More »
Mayra Santos will attempt to pioneer a 32 km circumnavigation swim around Port Santo in the Madeira Islands of Portugal
Mayra Santos Set to Pioneer a Swim around Porto Santo Read More »
Narelle Simpson, Kevin Murphy, and Jacqueline Mcclelland spoke with Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame about how to support paraswimmers including James Pittar, Ros Hardiman, and Dr. Caroline Block
Crewing For Channel Swimmers Who Are Deaf, Blind, or Have No Use of Their Legs Read More »
UN Patron of the Oceans and Egyptian marathon swimmer Dr. Mostafa Said Zaki completed the 123 km Coral Sea Swim from Tiran Island in Saudi Arabia to Hurghada, Egypt in 2022.
Swim Together, Go Far Read More »
Penny Lee Dean will be honored with the 2024 Poseidon Award by the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Penny Lee Dean, EdD to Receive the 2024 Poseidon Award Read More »