Diana Nyad will visit the Open Water Source studio to tell about what went into her Xtreme Dream, what happened out there between Cuba and Florida, and what she learned along the way. This webinar is free and will certainly prove to be an enlightening, entertaining hour hour full of inspiration, hope and courage. Diana […]

Ian Down is an English Channel swimmer who completed the Channel in 15 hours 47 minutes in 2010. He was awarded the Pierre Van Vooren Memorial Trophy by the Channel Swimming Association for its Best Swimmer in Arduous Conditions for the 2010 season. He explains the background of a song he wrote about swimming across

The Loveleys took 17 hours 50 minutes 50 seconds to swim 56 miles around the Isle of Wight today. The 56-mile circumnavigation relay around the island was completed by Liane Llewellyn, Kathy Batts, Paula Foreman, Lucy Donnelly, Rachael Cretten and Becky Hedges. Why The Isle of Wight? Kathy explains, “I have swum in Channel relays

With the athletic world getting ready for the 2012 London Olympics, the exciting explosion of open water swimming in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and the hundreds of marathon swimmers traversing across the English Channel, there is always plenty to write about the swimmers of the United Kingdom, England, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

From the Open Water Swimming Dictionary: “Wave Shark” (noun) is a wave that appears like a shark to open water swimmers and their coaches and support crew. It is simply a wave in the ocean, but its form or splash temporarily leads swimmers, coaches and crew to think there is a shark in close proximity.

Source2Sea is a three-week stage swim by Craig Torr, Liz Webb and Richard Willmore. Starting on October 22nd in Ceres, the three South African swimmers will attempt to swim 315K down the length of the Breede River. The adventure swim is scheduled to finish at the Breede River Mouth (Witsand) 21 days and 315K later

The renowned marathon swimmer Kevin Murphy calls it “going for a little dip.” Rick Walker, Head Coach of Southern Illinois University, is working hard to introduce the “going for a little dip” concept to college swimmers in the United States. “This weekend, we will host our annual Saluki Mile (1650 yards) in the pool on

93 cold water swimmers turn out for Cadiz Heritage Day Swim in Cape Town, South Africa that raised R10,000 for the elderly. The swimmers raced on either the 2.5K or 5K course in the 10-12◦C Granger Bay. 27-year-old Philip Emslie won the 5K race in 1:05:16, followed by 17-year-old Lisa Cowling in 1:09.19. The 2.5K