FINA announced the members of its Task Force on the investigation of the causes and circumstances of the tragic death Fran Crippen (USA) during the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The five-member body is international in scope with roots in the open water world. The Chairman is Gunnar Werner, […]

Open water swimmers are always thinking about the water conditions as they head to the shoreline. One convenient way to know what you might be swimming in is to check SwellWatch or one of the numerous other online surf report sites with worldwide swell charts and analyses of the water conditions. The SwellWatch site has

Fran Crippen will be the focus and on the cover of the next (December) issue of the FINA Aquatics World Magazine. The FINA Aquatics World Magazine was introduced at the 2010 FINA Bureau Meeting in Bangkok and covers the five aquatic disciplines and the very best of open water swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo

Melissa Gorman, a personable world champion with a great head of her fast-moving shoulders, is nominated for the Swimming Australia’s 2010 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards. To vote for Melissa (shown in her AquaDiva attire) who has dual abilities to represent Autralia in both the pool and open water – or the other nominees

His services today in his hometown were overflowing with swimmers and coaches from around the globe whose lives were touched by him. Tears, sympathy and small memories were shared by friends and loved ones who all had little snippets on how he touched people’s lives so easily and so profoundly. In death, it was clear

The World Swimming Majors is a new online virtual competition that uses a cumulative point system to calculate a global ranking of marathon swimmers for each calendar year. Swimmers can upload their swims and times into the World Swimming Majors database to determine their relative standing in the marathon swimming world by age, gender and

Nino Fazio reported on the 17th Trofeo Mykeleya in Sicily, a historical 1.5K race that traverses the Gulf of Mondello in Palermo. 359 swimmers from ages 8 to 75 participated in the season-ending event promoted by well-known architect Iano Monaco. The athletes were supported by a favorable wind under good conditions that ended up providing

There are professional escort pilots in the sport. There are professional swimmers in the sport. There are professional event promoters in the sport. There are professional agents in the sport. There are professional coaches in the sport. So professional kayakers makes sense. As any sport develops and emerges from a niche sport to an activity