From New Hampshire to Hawaii, swimmers are receiving the right of way in the open water. While the state of New Hampshire issued legislation to give the right-of-way to open water swimmers in its lakes and the state of Hawaii designated separate lanes for swimmers and stand-up paddlers at its popular Ala Moana Beach. From […]

At the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City on June 17th – 19th, Captain Tim Johnson, author of The History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming and an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, will give a technical presentation on navigational issues faced by open water swimmers. He will cover the basics

Former world champion and top-ranked pro marathon swimmer Erica Rose is coming out of retirement to take on two-time Manhattan Island Marathon Swim champion John van Wisse at this year’s Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on June 18th. The two personable marathon swimmers are humble ambassadors of the sport and they are similar in many ways.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Celebrated Australian marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey took a long flight from her home Down Under to Grand Cayman. Together with her husband Chris Palfrey, they were warmly greeted by a number of high-ranking officials and politicians from the Cayman Islands. The island nation is bracing for her unprecedented solo

The whimsical magical movementsOf my yakkers paddle in the waterMoves me with inspirationblinds me with bubblesAnd guides me with reliance. by Chris Dahowski who came up with the concept of Swim 22, a relay where 4 swimmers did one complete crossing of the Catalina Channel before handing off to the next swimmer. Copyright © 2011

Susan Kirk of Long Valley, New Jersey is typical of the very passionate swimmers looking forward to the summer. “We have an absolute blast doing all of our swims and the camaraderie that we share is electric. The season is ready to open for us northerners. My passion is open water swimming. I fit in

Sports Illustrated commented on the unfortunate situation of amateur and professional sports in contemporary society, “…the absence of positive drug testing should not be taken as proof that doping did not occur.” The renowned magazine went further in explaining its perspective. “Every advance in the detection of performance-enhancing drugs has been met with an advance

Jorge Aurelio Delgado Panchana of Ecuador will be receiving a Certificate of Merit for his decades of dedication and much-appreciated work in the open water swimming world at the United Nations on June 19th. His recognition will be part of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies where he will also give a speech