At Gala Sports Québec, the annual awards evening for Quebec-based amateur athletes, the marvelous organization and volunteers of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships, hosted by the wonderful people of Roberval and the excellent organization of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean were recognized and honored. The award for the international event of the year […]

Fran Crippen was remembered in many ways and at many levels at yesterday’s 41st annual Ft. Lauderdale Roughwater Swim. 3-time Olympian Ricardo Monasterio, the pre-race favorite, lived up to his billing and won going away, Ricardo in 18:04. Ryan Rosenbaum (18:14), Richard Andrews (19:38), Tyler McGrew (19:40), John Szerd (19:41) and Jacob Percy (19:45) followed.

Bryson Mays and Ashley Twitchell won the St. Croix Dolphins 1-mile Sea Swim, a race with a great start off of Frederiksted Pier, beautiful middle and picturesque finish. Bryson, a local 15-year-old, beat 80 college men in a time of 21 minutes and 36 seconds. Ashley Twichell, a senior at Duke University, was the top

Dieter Loeliger, a celebrated and prolific member of the Half Century Club, has done the famous 19.7K Rottnest Channel Swim 12 times. At the awards presentations in 2006, he was asked if he would do a solo again. He said that unless everyone sang Happy Birthday, he would not. Several thousand people obliged and in

Natalie du Toit and many other open water swimmers wear black swimsuits when they swim. Other times, especially in formal occasions, they also wear black. Below is one of those special occasions on terra firma where Natalie wears black. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source

Listen to Martin Strel on BBC World Service Radio for a great interview on his swims and motivations. Martin tells about swimming the entire length of the Amazon, braving the world’s deadliest bull sharks, piranhas and pirates. He colorfully describes being protected by pink dolphins during every day of his Amazon Swim – and having

Ana Marcela Cunha, who was announced the Best Female Athlete in Open Water by FINA Aquatics World Magazine will take part in the 41st Annual Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim in Florida. Bruce Wigo, CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, is implementing various new safety aspects into the race this year including swimmer

Valerio Cleri and Ana Marcela Cunha were voted the Best Athletes in Open Water in 2010 in a global selection organized by the FINA. The FINA Aquatics World Magazine organized the voting by 570 individuals from FINA, media representatives and the 202 national federation around the world. Valerio of Italy won a 10K gold medal

If you look at the open water swimming world, there are a whole lot of smart people. It makes sense: the sport requires diligence and dedication while combining tactics and strategy in a dynamic environment. It is frankly rare at the Olympic level, the top athletes have their PhD’s. But in Beijing, the open water