To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Steven Munatones and Antonio Argüelles, and Olympic coach Chris Morgan present a new open water swimming educational and motivational course for swimmers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Living Large. Dream Big. Go For An Offshore Adventure. Read More »
Brian McLaughlin of Massachusetts and Melodee Liegl of Wisconsin won the 2025 USMS Go The Distance program.
Brian McLaughlin and Melodee Liegl Win 2025 USMS Go The Distance Read More »
Sharon van Rouwendaal, Moesha Johnson, and Ginevra Taddeucci finished 1-2-3 in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Speed, Stamina, and Experience of Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmers – The Women Read More »
William Ellis completed his third season of An Open Water Swimmers’ Podcast.
An Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast – Season 5 Underway Read More »
The 17.2 km Portland Bridge Swim has grown to the most popular marathon race on the West Coast of America.
A Sell-out Swim, The Portland Bridge Swim Read More »
Steve and Kelly Leitch starred in Beyond the Shoreline: The Channel of Bone, a documentary film that is now being streamed on Amazon Prime Video,
In His Prime – Beyond The Shoreline With Steven Leitch Read More »
Krzysztof Gajewski completed the longest ice swim in history with a 6.025 km swim in 4.18°C water, taking 1 hour 52 minutes in a lake in Kopalnia Wroclaw, Poland.
Brutally Cold, Brutally Tough: Krzysztof Gajewski Is Hardened To The Core Read More »
Drury Gallagher was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2011 as an Honor Administrator and earlier in the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2006. During his IMSHOF induction speech at the United Nations, he talked about the early history of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and his
Taking To The Waters of New York City and New York State in 2026 Read More »
66-year-old Doug Allen of Texas won the annual USMS Go The Distance program for the 12th year in a row. He has swum an average of nearly 13,000 meters per day – every day over the last 12 years.
Giannis Kotsiopoulos first started open water swimming in Toroneos Gulf in his native Greece in 1994 – and has not stopped since.
Giannis Kotsiopoulos, For The Love of the Open Water Read More »