The ripples have been forming for a while, but get ready for a huge splash on May 15th, the day of the British Gas Great Salford Swim. Some of the world’s best open water swimmers and 2,000 other competitors will compete in unique course at Salford Quays. World champion Keri-Anne Payne and Olympic medalists Cassie […]

As the Canadians, Americans and Australians were testing each other’s mettle off the coast of Florida, the top Europeans established their own pecking order in Eilat, Israel at the LEN European Open Water Swimming Cup. Vladimir Dyatchin lead a strong and large Russian team that proved its depth and quality at least on the men’s

Lucky Meisenheimer will have his launch of his new book ‘The Immune‘ on Friday the 13th of May at the Aquatics Center YMCA in Orlando, Florida. 3-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gains will attend where over US$4,000 in prizes will be given away. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

Austrian Olympic swimmer Jakub Maly had been training hard with his teammates in Florida. This weekend, he then relaxed on Pompano Beach by digging a giant hole in the sand. The hole was gigantic – over 2 meters deep and nearly 2 meters wide – and had taken Jakub hours to dig. As any hard-working,

Andrew Gemmell, a world 10K silver medalist, is on a roll. A very fast roll in his redshirt year from Georgia. Andrew is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to represent the USA at the 2012 London Olympics. He took off time from his collegiate career at the University of Georgia to train with

The official results of the Cadiz Freedom Swim, won by superstar marathon swimmer Petar Stoychev over Trent Grimsey over the 9.3K course in 12°C (53.6°F) water, are below. In a simple analysis of the results, the average age of the men was 37.3 years vs. the women at 27.6 years. Interestingly as is usual in

The responsibilities and mechanics of officiating basketball, soccer or volleyball are generally well-known among sports fans. But even within the world of open water swimming, the responsibilities and mechanics of officiating the rules are much less well-known. In international competitions and many high-level domestic or continental competitions, the rules of FINA game are followed. Typically,

Olympian Maddy Crippen talks about her brother Fran, his legacy and the outcome of his death after the recent Fran Crippen SafeSwim 10K that was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida here. Maddy frankly answered the following questions put forth by The Inquirer Digital (Philly.com): 1. How has Fran’s death changed your outlook?2. What is the

Colin Hill, the Marathon Swimming Technical Manager for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, is an avid swimmer who “just had a lovely swim in the Serpentine this Monday morning. A nice 17°C (62.6°F).” The London Organising Committee will hold the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim test event on August 13th.