Since Penny Palfrey has set foot in the Cayman Islands, it has been a whirlwind of activities. She has met dignitaries, plotted her most ambitious marathon swim of her career, given media interviews and continued her taper. This morning, she swam 5 miles from Cayman Brac to Little Cayman Island as the first leg of […]

Paul “Spike” Dedrick is the official photographer, videographer and radio announcer for the Penny Palfrey’s Bridging The Cayman Islands swim. He’ll be on Penny’s main escort boat. And Spike has the DNA to document and support this adventurous swim. Not only has he hung out of helicopters and photographed all kinds of events and sporting

People are naturally frightened of sharks, especially as a result of the media and movies. But in fact, even open water swimmers have more things to worry about. For example, humans are nearly 40 times as likely to be killed by dogs than killed by a shark. However, the National Safety Council, the Disease Control

Penny Palfrey will be swimming from Cayman Brac to Little Cayman Island – a 5-mile channel swim – today at 12:30 pm New York time (11:30 am local time in the Cayman Islands). You can follow Penny’s attempt here. The short swim is a warm-up for her 68-mile swim attempt from Little Cayman to Grand

Who administers and officiates the pro and elite open water races in the world? The FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, a group of volunteers from around the world. The history of the committee goes back to 1985. In 1985, the FINA Bureau appointed a Long Distance Swimming Commission. Seven years later, the Technical Open

At the Penny Palfrey press briefing in Grand Cayman yesterday, advisor Steven Munatones explained her feeding stick (to be used in rough seas), feeding strategy, support crew responsibilities, communications plan during her scheduled 68-mile swim between Little Cayman and Grand Cayman Islands this coming week. The weather is blistery as Penny begins her waiting period.

An international group of quilters are creating a special memorial quilt for Fran Crippen that they will unveil at the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City. They include Michigan residents Jenny Gately, Mary Jane Quillen and Susan Miller, and their counterparts in New Zealand, Karen Johnston, Carolyn Evans, Brenda McPartlin, Margaret

From all indications on the Night Train Swimmers website and tweets, its all-female team finished their 30-mile relay from the Golden Gate Bridge to the South Farallon Island yesterday (see here) – and like most things in marathon swimming, nothing was easy. The 16 hour 29 minute 30 second effort by the team of Kim

Swimming a 10K fast or swimming across the English Channel is always an accomplishment. But as a non-swimmer, how difficult is it to face your greatest fears in the open water? And how satisfying is it to ultimately overcome your greatest fears in the open water? Immensely satisfying. While the veteran is cool, calm and