To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Martin Suzan is the Swim Course Group Leader for the Olympic Triathlon and the Water Safety Officer for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics. Experienced and passionate open water enthusiasts like Martin are essential to helping make the Olympics the grand spectacle, memorable global event and inspirational celebration of athletic excellence […]
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The Utah Polar Bear is a unified effort to gather donations for local charities in Utah Lake on Monday, January 2nd, 2012 in Provo, Utah. The charities it sponsors includes One Hundred for Haiti, Clean Media United and World of Difference. Its website is here; its Openwaterpedia entry is here. Copyright © 2011 by Open
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The 1SOMS is a 1.6K monthly timed open water swim in Clifton Bay in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a novice and intermediate level swim with lifesavers in the water from the local Clifton Surf Lifesaving Club. 1SOMS stands for the 1st Sunday of Month Swim. Swims along the out-and-back course take place every
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From Magog, Québec, Canada. Trent Grimsey (shown on left) and Pilar Geijo won the 2K sprint race at the Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog. Trent won comfortably after picking up the pace in the second half. Andrea Volpini got second with Petar Stoychev third. Peter wore only a brief swimsuit which is much different swimwear
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From Magog, Québec, Canada. With the water temperature at 77°F (25°C) and the air temperature forecasted to be up to 86°F (30°C) on Saturday under cloudless skies, the thousands of fans will be treated to quite a competition between Petar Stoychev and his rivals. Will Petar capture his 11th consecutive Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog
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The London 10km Marathon Swimming International is coming up on August 13th. The tactics that the male and female Olympic 10K swimmers use a year from now may – or may not – be on display. What is going through the heads of these athletes as they give the course in the Serpentine a test?
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Open water swimming as a sport is great at giving second chances. Whether a swimmer comes back after being defeated in a channel attempt (like Mike Miller in the Catalina Channel) or swims to victory after a disappointing defeat (like Ana Marcela Cunha at the world championships), second chances are nearly always better in the
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Barbara Lewthwaite is a natural wild swimmer from Hay On Wye with a passion for Wye valley. Starting in August 2011, Lewthwaite, owner of the Hollybush Inn, will swim the length of the River Wye from its source in the Welsh mountains at Plynlimon to Tintern Abbey, a distance of 140 miles over the course
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Howard Keech became another successful North Channel swimmer earlier today after a 13 hour 25 minute struggle, the last part that was performed in 10.5°C water and with winds between 11-18 knots. Similar to Craig Lenning last week, Howard is now one of the members of the North Channel club, one of the most exclusive
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