The Sandycove Island Swimmers of Cork, Ireland recently launched its new website. From the small population base, the Sandycove Island community has developed 16 English Channel soloists and hosts a 10-day Distance Swimming camp in the spring headed by 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year nominee Ned Denison. Sandycove Island has become […]

For those who have not seen the Clean Half extreme swim, but are interested in swimming in Hong Kong, click here to see the local Chinese television coverage of the 14.5K solo and relay races. With the carbon-neutral option for the relay events, Doug Woodring runs an innovative, entertaining marathon swim for swimmers from around

Ky Hurst won his 8th Noosa Eyeline 1000 swim – one of the longest winning streaks of any individual in any open water swim anywhere in the world. The Australian Olympic legend outswam the Grimsey duo – older brother Trent and younger brother Codie – to win in glassy-smooth conditions in 11:27. “There are some

Are you planning a charity swim of some sort? Are you promoting a cause through your marathon swim? Are you organizing an event that supports a non-profit organization? If so, send the following information to the Daily News of Open Water Swimming via email: Name, age, home town and country, expected date of swim, location

Using the power of the media and social networks, the worldwide swimming community is simultaneously celebrating the memory of Fran Crippen on Saturday, October 30 from 9:00am – 9:30 am at the closest body of water (ocean, sea, lake, river, bay, estuary, fjord, channel, canal, lagoon, lido, reservoir, dam, tributary). More than 21,000 people have

The Crippen Family, who has been deeply touched by the outpouring of support and desire to honor their son and brother Fran, has established the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation. The Foundation will support the people and the places that touched Fran’s life. The Crippen Family will outline the specific beneficiaries of the Foundation in the

Christine Jennings, one of the top professional marathon swimmers in the world who competed in the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last Saturday, will appear live on two television news shows in America tomorrow: • 7:40 a.m. EST on CNN – American Morning• 8:06 a.m. EST on CBS –

FINA announced the creation of a Task Force who will investigate the causes and circumstances of the tragic loss of Fran Crippen on October 23rd during the last leg of the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The FINA Task Force has a goal to “guarantee clearness with regard to

Every year, hundreds of research projects around the world are conducted on endurance sports: running, cycling and triathlons. Scientists and researchers design and conduct research on all kinds of aspects of human performance, training and psychological factors of endurance athletes of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. What these athletes eat in competition and training, how