Elaine Kornbau Howley reported on the 2011 Boston Light Swim, “We had a great day. Perfect, conditions with nearly no wind, glassy water, and warmer-than-normal water temperatures hovering between 62 and 64 °F. The swimmers also had a strong tidal assist and a warming sun, so we had a higher-than-averge finishing rate with only one […]

Year in and year out, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix is dominated by Petar Stoychev. And 2011 was no different. The season-ending standings of the 2011 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix saw the incomparable Bulgarian marathon swimmer win another championship: [Read More…]

Photo shows the finish at the European Open Water Swimming Championships in Eilat, Israel. Who’s first, second and third? Seems too close to call with the naked eye. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

Although there was a terrorist attack on the Israel-Egypt border 15K northwest of Eilat, the race organizers of the European Open Water Swimming Championships emphasized that “the city of Eilat is, and always will be, a haven for tourism and open water swimming due to its climate and calm 24-25°C seas throughout the year. Israel’s

Four-meter ocean swells and 12°C rough waters greeted the 80 swimmers in the Cadiz Women’s Day Swim relay race. Fun and challenging was the overwhelming response by the swimmers who helped raise funds to treat women with Cerebral Palsy. The swim in Camps Bay, Cape Town, was part of the Cadiz Swim Series, a host

The results of the last stop on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit are below: 1. Petar Stoychev (BUL) 5:35:13 2. Tomi Stefanoski (MKD) 5:36:26 3. Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) 5:36:29 4. Rudolfo Valenti (ITA) 5:36:52 5. Andrea Volpini (ITA) 5:42:31 6. Ian Van der Hulst (NED) 5:50:56 7. Dejan Mladenovski (MKD) 6:16:06

Scott Cassell, a veteran deep-sea explorer and counter-terrorist operative and combat diver, will attempt to dive 30 miles from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California coastline. In an attempt to draw attention to saving the oceans, he expects to be completely submerged for up to 24 hours underwater. He is correct in his statement,

Just like their German teammates on the women’s side, 3 German men are in the top 5 on the 2011 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup standings. Thomas Lurz and Christian Reichert sit on top of the 99 competitors with two events on the circuit left (Shantou, China and Hong Kong). The standings after 5

Isabell Donath of Germany and Angela Maurer of Germany sit on top of the 78 competitors on the 2011 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup standings with two events on the circuit left (Shantou, China and Hong Kong). The standings after 5 events: [Read More…]