International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Harry Huffaker made some insightful comments about the swimming style of Jean Taris, a champion swimmer from France of the 1930’s. In Swimming by Jean Taris, the Olympic swimmer and 29-time French champion explains the mechanics of the crawl, breaststroke and other swimming techniques. The slow-motion, close-up and […]

When the global open water swimming community saw the pre-release images of the Ventura Deep Six documentary, they got excited – and rightly so. The Scott Stankey film is just one of five documentaries or movies that are scheduled to be released in America in 2011 according to knowledgeable sources along the coastlines and shorelines

Simon Griffiths is launching the first open water swimming magazine called H2Open Magazine in February 2011. This exciting moment in open water swimming history coincides with the growth in mass participation events around the world and especially in the United Kingdom. As Simon writes, “The numbers look set to grow as modern wetsuit technology…provides the

Four top open water swim races in the beautiful Caribbean Sea have formed the West Indies Bluewater Swim Series for 2011. This new series will prove to be a great catalyst for both local and international athletes to come together in the beautifully warm and colorful oceans waters throughout the Caribbean region.  These races span

Unless there is an established and recognized governing body – like the British Long Distance Swimming Association for races in Lake Windermere – it is often difficult to confirm and agree upon where cross-lake marathon swims should start and finish.   Even at the world-famous professional races in lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada, the exact

There are few sports in the world where an athlete can get better with age…but marathon swimming is definitely one of them. Improvement can come through increased and more intelligent training, better nutrition and hydration during a swim, technological advancements in navigation and weather predictions, better swimming techniques and the wisdom of age. Antonio Argüelles

Michael Jennings, a two-time English Channel swimmer and former Channel Swimming Association member, knows what devotion and support for his fellow swimmers. He observed 70 channel attempts in the 1960s, of which “only about 20 of which were successful.” He explains, “It wasn’t then like it is now with some 250 attempts this year.” One