To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The open water swimming world offers many unique and unusual awards to winners and finishers – including timepieces from the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
Phil White, the Walt Disney of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, has pulled off another incredible annual event, the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival
We Built It And They Came – The Magic Kingdom by Phil White Read More »
Women have been supported by men in the open water under myriad conditions and over many generations.
Women In Charge, Women Taking Charge, In The Open Water Read More »
Leslie Hamilton,, a record-setting marathon swimmer, is on her way 43 km around Hong Kong Island with the hopes to set her third record marathon swim.
Leslie Hamilton, Circumnavigation Swimming Expert, Circling Hong Kong For A Record Read More »
Vanesa Garcia will participate in her 14th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada this July
Vanesa Garcia Is Heading To Her 14th Traversée Read More »
Owen Lloyd swam his lifetime best and then was disqualified due to a rule that is standard in the pool swimming world – which differs greatly from the rules in the open water swimming world.
Intent In The Water: It Means Everything In The Open Water, But Not In The Pool Read More »
Plastics have now been found in the blood of humans. But there is hope if we can reduce the amount of plastics and develop new kinds of materials with the properties of plastics that can quickly decompose into water and carbon dioxide.
Scary Warning: Plastic In Our Blood – But There Is Hope Read More »
Haruyuki Ishii of the Channel Cross Swimming Executive Committee organizes and governs solo swimming attempts across the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan between Honshu and Hokkaido.
You Want To Cross The Tsugaru Channel? What Should You Do? Read More »
Simon Griffiths and Ella Foote will answer myriad questions and address all kinds of issues regarding participation in open water swimming events in a special Zoom event today.
Morgan Filler has created the See Her Swim brand for active water women after a four-year stint on the professional marathon swimming circuit.
Where Are They Now? Morgan Filler Creates Performance Chic Read More »