The British Gas Great Swim Series is the world’s most successful open water swimming series. The Series is organized and owned by Nova International Limited. The British Gas Great Swim Series this year will be broadcast on Channel 4 in England on the following dates: – British Gas Great East Swim: October 16th at 06:50–

In the November issue of Swimming World Magazine, open water swimming correspondent Steven Munatones wrote about this year’s RCP Tiburon Mile and penned a feature on the Open Water Swimmers of the Year. While Kane Radford and Melissa Gorman came from Down Under to take the US$10,000 crowns at the RCP Tiburon Mile on a

María Digna Ezcurra de Ortellado has left a legacy that is being unearthed by the English-speaking marathon swimming world. The former medical student was an accomplished pool and marathon swimmer in her native Paraguay. She started out as a pool sprinter (50, 100, 200 and 400 meter freestyle) and ended up as a marathon swimmer.

49-year-old Bruce Gordon of Denver has a window of opportunity to cross the 26-mile Molokai Channel between the islands of Oahu and Molokai in Hawaii. Bruce plans on a five-day holding period beginning October 22nd, depending on the elements, weather and tides. While the logistics and navigation may be difficult, his goals are simple: walk

The opening ceremonies of the Pan American Games is being streamed live from México now here. The XVI Juegos Panamericano are held in Guadalajara, but the open water events are held in the resort town of in Puerto Vallarta i Jalisco. The 10K open water swimming competition is being organized by Tomas Haces Germán of

Igor Nenko, a swimmer from Ukraine, describes the inspiration of Sri Chinmoy, “His extraordinary achievements in sport and his tireless work inspired people all over the world to transcend their personal limits through sport including marathon swimming. Sri Chinmoy founded the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in 1977. His vision, inspiration, encouragement and intuition were the

Klaustoberfest, an annual charity event supporting the Klaus Barth Foundation, will be held October 16th at McKenna’s in Long Beach, California, U.S.A. Klaus was a German Olympic swimmer, coach and Ironman triathlete who once placed fourth overall in the Ironman World Championships. The inspiration to many open water swimmers and multi-sport athletes before and after

Swimmers who cross the English Channel talk of the beautiful view of France, especially as the sun is setting or rising as they head into Cap Gris Nez. Molokai Channel swimmers talk about the cresting swells of the Pacific Ocean as they struggle to sight off of Sandy Beach and the Blow Hole of eastern

Race Director Claudio Plit, Race President Marcelo Guiscardo and Organizing Committee President Patricia Querejeta announced the date of the 2012 President OC FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Patagones-Viedma. The 10K professional marathon swim will take place in the River Negro on February 4th 2012 in the cities of Carmen de Patagones and