Physiological data indicates that when you train at high-intensity intervals, you develop an increased endurance capacity and burn more calories. Interval training is standard in the pool, but what about intervals in open water? Swimmers often map landmarks on the shore and use these as reference points for intervals, doing easy-medium-hard laps or loops as […]

An international 10K race for swimmers of all ages will take place on Castel Gandolfo Lake (Lago Castel Gandolfo) in Rome, Italy on June 25th. The total prize money is 8000 Euros which makes it a very nice professional event. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

The open water swimming world has an intriguing collection of acronyms with common goals and missions, based on OWS (open water swimming). This commonality of purpose and common linguistic usage has helped the sport identify itself as veterans of the sport remember the days when the sport was simultaneously referred to as rough water swimming,

The history of swimming in the River Thames goes centuries and is being revived by the contemporary open water swimming community. Race director Steve Newell provided details of the tenth anniversary of the Great River Swim in the River Thames in London. “The race will be held on Saturday, June 25th starting from the Chiswick

Swiss Olympian Swann Oberson shows a deep scratch wound she received at a FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup race. “I didn’t feel it during the race, but afterwards, I felt something warm on my shoulder. A swimmer didn’t cut her nails and I had to see the doctor after the race.” German Olympic medalist

Medical student Greg Whitman reported from Australia, “After a week of unrelenting rain, clear skies welcomed the South Curl Curl SLSC 2K Ocean Swim. Strong surf, however, necessitated a course change. The original course, scheduled to run from South Curl Curl to Freshwater Beach along the spectacular rock cliffs, was rerouted to a loop within

In the Proceedings of the National Academies, lead author Nathan Mlot reported on how fire ants save themselves when confronted with floods and rains. When these ants are swept up by water, a colony of thousands of ants will save themselves by locking their arms, legs and jaws together in a watertight raft. They not

The new 30K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Syria is scheduled on September 17th. But the social and political situation in Syria where the weeks-long rebellion continues against the regime of President Bashar Assad, continues. Reports from military sources as well as Syrian youth armed with mobile phones and cameras describe a

Top swimmers from around the world will gather at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida this weekend to honor the memory of Fran Crippen. Top Americans, Australians and Canadians and a handful of other elite swimmers should make the race blazing fast and interesting to watch. Live tweet coverage will be here. Olympian