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Rostislav Vitek, Pilar Geijo Beat World From Capri To Napoli

Rostislav Vitek and Pilar Geijo of Argentina won the prestigious 46th annual Maratona Del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy this weekend that was streamed live for global audiences. In an understanding decision by 10-time FINA Grand Prix series champion Petar Stoychev, he choose to compete in the shorter FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Portugal […]

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Spyridon Gianniotis, Angela Maurer Lead World In Setubal

Over 60 swimmers from 20 countries competed on the third leg of the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Setubal, Portugal. The event was popular because this is the course that will serve as the second official Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics. In the unlikely event that Germany and

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Be An Early Adopter Of The Global Ocean Alert System

Doug Woodring, founder of the Plastic Disclosure Project, understands that ocean protection issues has a lot to do with plastic. “Of course before it gets to the ocean, it has to come from somewhere – mainly on land via rivers, beaches and boats.” Besides the Plastic Disclosure Project that was announced at the Clinton Global

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Sid Cassidy Relives The Beijing Olympic 10K Marathon Swim

Sid Cassidy, Jorge Delgado and Shelley Taylor-Smith relived their experiences and the dramatic stories of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference held at Columbia University. Sid’s speech about the incredible life and race of Olympic gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden was aquatic

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Catalina Channel Swimming Federation Honored At The United Nations

The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation was honored at the United Nations today the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies in the Delegate Room. Hall of Famers Penny Dean, John York, Carol Sing and David Clark accepted the honors along with their Federation colleagues Linda Bamford and Paula Selby. The Federation is one of the

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