In light of the tragedies that have befallen Japan, there are numerous technologies that may enable the unfortunate to get back on their feet. One of the most fascinating technologies was developed by a Florida-based company called Aqua Sciences. Aqua Sciences‘ revolutionary technology extracts water from the air virtually anywhere that humans live. While it […]

Shelley Taylor-Smith, the keynote speaker at the Open Water Swimming Safety Conference was able to reflect on the plethora of information and people from the open water swimming world who were in San Francisco, “It was important to have a wide scope of experience because nothing can replace the experience when it comes to safety

Rob Butcher, Executive Director of U.S. Masters Swimming, announced that the national sanctioning body for adult swimming is offering a Member Rewards program. With nearly 55,000 members and 700 teams working out in more than 1,500 facilities, the new Member Rewards program is a fun-filled initiative. “We are giving away at least US$500 every week

Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, and Ronan Keating are promoting their 56-mile ten-person relay in the Irish Sea as the longest distance relay swim in the open water. 1 Swim, 1 Team, 1 World Record, £1 Million, 56 Miles is their theme and goal. While their goal to raise £1 million for

给力 or gelivable is a new Chinese Internet buzzword which means cool or awesome or exciting. The two Chinese characters – 给 (gei) and 力 (li) – mean giving power. When the word (geili) appeared in The People’s Daily – the official paper of the Communist Party – it was granted the official seal of

Many of the who’s who of the open water swimming world gathered in San Francisco for the Protecting Athletes – Open Water Swimming Safety Conference. Race directors, officials, administrators and safety officers networked, discussed, debated, proposed and shared ideas on various aspects of open water swimming safety. Janel Jorgenson of Swim Across America, Rob Dumouchel

The Inner West Courier reported on the outstanding story of Lynette Usher who finished the Dee Why Surf Swim. “I’m in my late 60’s and once you hit my age, you don’t get many firsts. This was a first. I felt on top of the world, completely and utterly exhausted, but absolutely fantastic for finishing.

Mo Siegel, the successful president of Ice Air in Mount Vernon, New York, has an aggressive marathon swimming schedule this summer: the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Boston Light Swim, Catalina Channel one-way solo and the Ederle Swim. “I am swimming the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on June 18th to raise at

Michael Zoetmulder, founder of the Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge, is inviting world-class open water swimmers to South Africa in order to compete in the Splash Festival between April 22nd to 25th. Last year, world champions Petar Stoychev and Melissa Gorman were among the invited athletes. “We are prepared to fund R15,000 (US$2,162) towards