To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
Penny Lee Dean Ed.D. (70, USA, MSF bio here) is a renowned marathon swimmer, a long-time USA Swimming national team coach, a pioneering administrator, a record-setting channel swimmer (both the English Channel and Catalina Channel), an author*, a dual International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, and, quite simply, […]
Penny Dean From The Golden Gate To Cap Gris-Nez Read More »
Penny Lee Dean Ed.D. (70, USA, MSF bio here) is a renowned marathon swimmer, a long-time USA Swimming national team coach, a pioneering administrator, a record-setting channel swimmer (both the English Channel and Catalina Channel), an author*, a dual International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, and, quite simply,
Penny Dean Overcame Problems With A Success That Still Stands Read More »
Seth Baetzold won the 58 km END-WET on his fifth attempt, escorted by Brian Huschle. Cheryl Reinke won the women’s division
Seth Baetzold Defends His END-WET Title Read More »
Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE, Julia Morris, Fay de Gruchy, Alice Harvey, Karen le Cornu, and Rachel Sayers completed a very tough 70 km relay in challenging conditions across Lake Geneva from France to Switzerland in 28 hours 56 minutes.
Alice Harvey Talks About Aquatic Life on the Isle of Jersey Read More »
Gráinne Moss needs one more channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven. Her 4-decade career is a fascinating lesson in passion, diligence, determination, humility, and gratitude
Gráinne Moss Takes Time To Do It All Read More »
15 swimmers will qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Setúbal Bay, Portugal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Olympic Marathon Swimmer Igor Chervynskiy Is Wounded At War Read More »
Marcia Cleveland (61, USA, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @marciac944) has done it all in the open water swimming world: Achievement of the Oceans Seven With her May 20th crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar, she has now achieved the Oceans Seven – as the oldest person – male or female – to do so.
Marcia Cleveland Adds Another Achievement To Her Prolific Career Read More »
54-year-old Claudia Müller of Germany aims to become the first Triple Iron Icewoman in history
Claudia Müller Going Hot and Cold, Keeps Going Extremes Read More »
Matthew Centrowitz won the 2016 Olympic 1500m final in Rio de Janeiro [see race above]. Why was his race so illustratively educational for marathon swimmers? Because he ran tactically and trained specifically to win this race [explained by the NBC announcer in the video]. While the race began at a slow pace, Centrowitz ran his
The Importance of Training Specificity for Competitive Elite Swimmers Read More »
Steve and Kelly Leitch enjoyed a successful crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan, starring earlier in a documentary film that was nominated as the Best Documentary Feature at the Cannes World Film Festival.
Steven Leitch Crosses The Tsugaru Channel On A Rising Tide Read More »