The veterans were all in agreement – the 8th annual Pennock Island Challenge in Ketchikan, Alaska was the most difficult in history. Which only brought smiles to the faces of the tough adventure swimmers who gathered from around the world – and provided ample ammunition for post-swim war stories. [Read More…]

“It was an amazing weekend when everything we had planned and hoped for came together perfectly. To smash the record by such a margin was way beyond my wildest hopes. The press coverage has been great for Fermanagh and for the Ulster Cancer Foundation.” A humble, heartfelt summary of a relay team of six swimmers

Tony Sellmeyer published the third edition of his historical journal of the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association. And he has a lot of material to work with, adding an abundance of new material since the second edition. It simply could not be easy deciding what to write. With such cold, rough waters filled with marine

Michael Phelps has become the Special Olympics’s newest Global Ambassador. Given the success of open water swimming at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the Special Olympics family is greatly looking forward to these new initiatives and support. Following the World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, Special Olympics announced a new partnership with the

CIBBOWS (Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers) hosted the U.S. Masters Swimming National 5K Open Water Swimming National Championships and the New York Aquarium 1-mile open water swim race in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York this weekend. The excitement was in the air with the international field coming from as far away as Argentina.

Richard Weinberger, a young and emerging marathon swimming superstar, lived up to his potential at the London 10km Marathon Swimming Invitational. Richard, who has the tools, the experience, top-flight coaching and strong support from Swimming Canada, finally put everything together and convincingly won his first international world-class competition. [Read More…]

Steve Edwards, Park Manager of Hyde Park for The Royal Parks said, “Hyde Park has made a spectacular venue for this test event. It is going to make a great setting for the Marathon Swimming competition [at the 2012 London Olympics]. [Read More…]

Italy swept the inaugural 10K marathon swim at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) when Rachele Bruni won the women’s event along with male teammate Simone Ruffini. The race was held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th under rave reviews. The first event of the 26th Universiade kicked off the event