The Daily News Of Open Water Swimming

To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project

Random News

open water swimming

|

Four Degrees Of Separation In The Open Water World

Facebook’s Data Science Team is responsible for combining their mathematical abilities, programming skills and social science to datamine the information on Facebook for insights that may have significant impact on social sciences. The Data Science Team leader Cameron Marlow explains, “This is the first time the world has seen this scale and quality of data […]

Four Degrees Of Separation In The Open Water World Read More »

|

津軽海峡 … Tsugaru Channel, A Long Way From Home

American Darren Miller and Irishman Stephen Redmond took a slew of different modes of transportation to get travel around the world this weekend. They both will be in Kodomari in Aomori Prefecture overlooking the imposing Tsugaru Channel for their upcoming Oceans Seven swim this coming week. 10+ hour intercontinental air flights followed by high-speed trains,

津軽海峡 … Tsugaru Channel, A Long Way From Home Read More »

|

Alternatives When The Open Water Is Too Warm

When open water swimming race directors are faced with unseasonably high air and water temperatures, they are wise to consider modifying their race to maintain high levels of safety standards. While FINA does not have any specific rules on extreme temperatures (either cold or too warm), experienced race directors understand the risk, especially when over

Alternatives When The Open Water Is Too Warm Read More »

|

You Almost Wish The Swim Was Longer…

…so says the multi-talented musician, entertainment executive, mother and marathon swimmer Carina Bruwer-Pugliese. Throughout her marathon swimming career that included swims in the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar, she was also featured on numerous photos in magazines and newspapers for doing even more treacherous swims. She swam in False Bay, Cape Point and Robben

You Almost Wish The Swim Was Longer… Read More »

Scroll to Top