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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
50 years ago, the Arab Nations Races were held across the English Channel that featured many Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and produced fast times in the non-GPS era.
50 Years Ago Across The English Channel, There Were Great Races Read More »
Joshua Brown of the University of Michigan will join 93 other collegiate men to compete in the 5 km 2025 CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championship title in Sarasota, Florida tomorrow.
Joshua Brown Leads Big Blue at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships Read More »
Blue Envelopes are being sent out to those who Step Out of the Ordinary. Choose your adventure. Select your challenge.
Will You Open Your Blue Envelope? Go Ahead…Step Out of the Ordinary Read More »
Ava Portello, Ella Dyson and their Rice Owl teammates are looking to defend their 5 km 2024 CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championship title in Sarasota, Florida next week.
Ava Portello Heading to Sarasota for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships Read More »
Milorad Rajšić has a history in the Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac (“Peace Race”) as a co-founder, 12-time winner, 28-year participant, promoter, commission, and event director since 1970.
Milorad Rajšić Didn’t Just Swim … He Lived Swimming Read More »
The legacy of 31-year-old Patrick Woepse, a UCLA water polo player and channel swimmer, was honored in a remarkable comeback victory over rival USC at the 2025 NCAA Water Polo Championships today.
We Can Do Hard Things. UCLA Lives the Legacy of Patrick Woepse Read More »
Channel swimmer and coach Wen-Erh Hsu of Taipei completed a 12.69 km near circumnavigation swim around Xiǎo Liúqiú in Taiwan
Wen-Erh Hsu Coasts Around Taiwan’s Xiǎo Liúqiú Read More »
Penny Dean explains how she treated a 33 km English Channel crossing as a 200-meter sprint in the pool.
Penny Dean Sprinting Across The English Channel Read More »
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses has a number of admirable characteristics that are possessed by so many open water swimmers around the world.
Edwin Moses and Open Water Swimmers Read More »
Marathon swimmers use the terms ratification, verification, certification, sanction, authentication, confirmation, documentation, observation, and other terms. What do they all mean: the same or slightly or vastly different?