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Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders, Endurers, And Supporters In The Hall Of Fame

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. This year, Julian Critchlow (Honor Administrator from the UK), Neville Smith (Honor Administrator from South Africa), Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Honor Organization from Italy), Gabriel Chaillou (Honor Swimmer from Argentina), Ronnie Wong Man Chiu, BBS, JP (Honor Administrator from Hong Kong), Yvetta Tulip Hlaváčová (Honor Swimmer from the […]

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Bárbara Hernández Huerta, The Ice Mermaid, Crosses Lake Chungará At 4,560m

Bárbara Hernández Huerta, The Ice Mermaid, Crosses Lake Chungará At 4,560m Courtesy of WOWSA, Chungará Lake, Andes Mountains, Chile. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, known in Spanish as la Sirena de Hielo and in English as the Ice Mermaid, lived up to her name this past week. On November 28th, she completed 7.5 km high-altitude swim across

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Strong Together – Even Apart With Phil White At The Virtual Winter Swim

Strong Together – Even Apart With Phil White At The Virtual Winter Swim Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. Phil White addresses the unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns with the creativity and camaraderie that he is known for. He explains about his Virtual Winter Swim, “In these grimmest of times, we have decided that our Memphremagog

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Dryland Training With Lexie Kelly On Mauna Endurance

Dryland Training With Lexie Kelly On Mauna Endurance Courtesy of Mauna Endurance and KAATSU Global, Newport Beach, California. Open water specialist Lexie Kelly offers dryland training workouts with Mauna Endurance, a company founded by Philip Billikopf and staffed by engineers, bankers, accountants, and advertisers who are also endurance athletes. Mauna Endurance offers 1-on-1 and online

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George Bovell Discusses How Health Is Wealth On Inside With Brett Hawke

George Bovell Discusses How Health Is Wealth On Inside With Brett Hawke Courtesy of Brett Hawke of Inside With Brett Hawke. Brett Hawke interviewed Olympic medalist George Bovell who speaks profoundly and eloquently about the health and competitive mindset of athletes on the #111 episode of Inside with Brett Hawke. Brett Hawke is a popular

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Presenting The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Courtesy of Ned Denison, Deirdre Ward and Eilís Burns of the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame was created in 2017. The Hall of Fame recognizes and honors the leading marathon swimmers and contributors to the sport in Ireland. The Hall of Fame provides a historic record of

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Mayra Santos Sets Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Record

Mayra Santos Sets Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Record Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool has been extended for the fifth time in six years. Swimmers from Australia, Denmark, Japan, Spain and Brazil/Portugal has swum to extend the record over the years from

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