Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Henley Swim Classic swimmers, volunteers and staff start preparing before the crack of dawn. But this year, there is something different to look towards. The Henley Swim Classic starts at sunrise, but swimmers will enter relay teams of four to take part in team pursuits for close-quarter racing […]

Colorfully charismatic characters have always dotted the annals of open water swimming history. Their drive, their exploits and their personality have been rolled up in some pretty unique packages. Some have been humble; others have been supremely confident. Some have been quietly stoic; others have understood the power of the media and public relations. The

Jason Wickham of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago announced that Trinidad and Tobago’s longest running swim event, the Maracas Open Water Classic, is scheduled for September 25th 2011 at Trinidad’s premier beach the Maracas Bay. The Maracas Open Water Classic is Trinidad and Tobago’s longest running swim event. It is scheduled for

In terms of media awareness of open water swimming, there is no place on Earth like Great Britain. Throughout the birth place of channel swimming, the innumerable newspaper, magazine and online publications continue to provide myriad information on events (competitive and charity) and swimmers (elite and celebrity) on the domestic front, while television and radio

Despite overnight thunderstorms and high surf, hundreds of swimmers braved the elements and gathered to test their mettle against Mother Nature at the 82nd annual Labor Day Pier Swim and Paddle in Oceanside, California. Oceanside Swim Club’s coach and event organizer, Paul Ring (right), was looking to draw more competitors to the event. With the

Throw in some rough water, add a mass start and it is bound to have Australian swimmers – both male and female – come out on top. The Australian swimmers have been quite dominant recently in Hawaii and this year’s Waikiki Roughwater Swim Swim was no different. The entire race was streamed live by liveswim.net

The 1st International Masters Open Water Swim Race (第1回国際マスターズOWS弓ヶ浜大会開催) is a charity swim in Japan’s beautiful Izu National park for the tsunami relief. Three events are held in Yumigahama Beach (800-meter, 3K and a 2K relay) in the quiet, unspoiled, uncrowded town of Mizumi Izu. In keeping with the healthy lifestyle of the Japanese where

We blink an average of once every four seconds in order to moisturize our eyes and protect them from irritants, but when our eyes are encased in plastic and enveloped in a body of water, does anything change? These are physiological questions that just came to mind. Inquiring minds want to know the answers: 1.