Mike Weintz showcases Morgan Bunker and his rhythmically smooth stroke in the Slam the Dam 8K in Lake Mead, Nevada. The first-year event wowed all who swam in the middle of the western United States desert. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

In the city of Marathon near Athens, Greece, 42 athletes will compete in the new 1.5K World Summer Games open water swim. Marathon will be a fantastic location for an open water swim where some of Greece’s top marathon swimmers will also visit to lend their support. The Special Olympics athletes will come from Africa

Ederle Swim applications will open on March 1st. The always popular event which sells out fast is doubling in size this year. “Imagine swimming to Manhattan Island under the Verrazano Bridge and past the Statue of Liberty,” said race director Morty Berger. “It will be a super fast tide in comfortable water temperatures between 67-72°F

The biggest, longest relay race in the world, the WAtoday Rottness Channel Swim which started in 1956, ended another year of marine challenges and endurance memories for the athletes, pilots, organizers, volunteers and fans. Tim Hewitt emerged victorious, winning the WAtoday 2011 Rottness Channel Swim in 4 hours and 50 minutes. But he worked for

Michael Phelps would never race against Stephanie Rice. Kosuke Kitajima would never race against Rebecca Soni. Aaron Piersol would never race against Natalie Coughlin. These Olympic pool swimming superstars line up, rightly so, against swimmers of their own gender. Ice skaters, short track speed skaters and cyclists are the same – men vs. men and

While shark attacks rose in 2010, humans are estimated to kill 30 to 70 million sharks per year. Last year, there were 79 reported unprovoked shark attacks on humans – the highest number in a decade when 6 people died, greater than the average of 4.3 deaths over the past 10 years, reported scientists from

Chip Carrigan, one of America’s most passionate promoters of open water swimming, is organizing three different age-group open water swimming championships on June 29th: the Ohio Open Water Swimming Championships, the Kentucky Open Water Swimming Championships and the West Virginia Open Water Swimming Championships. Chip’s eye for promotion, safety and an enjoyable competition is why

Fran Crippen, the world-class swimmer and dynamic role model of American swimming, was posthumously inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame after his tragic death during a professional marathon swim. The 26-year-old was the emotional and inspirational leader of the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team and the most dynamic personality on