The Daily News of Open Water Swimming asked a question to the global open water swimming community: If sharks approach a marathon swimmer, should the swimmer be allowed to board their boat and then subsequently be allowed to return to the water when safe? The results were as follows: • Yes: 231 votes (59% of

After a review of the open water swimming safety standards used around the world, we believe the Australians set the standards. Not only are the Australian written safety standards comprehensive in terms of scope and details, but their practical execution of safety standards along its beaches and during ocean swims is second to none. One

Last September, ten swimmers completed the 30K Three Days in Three Seas marathon swim over the course of 53 hours. The swimmers did three 10K swims in 3 different seas on 3 consecutive days. Called Shlosha Yamim BeShlosha Yamim in Hebrew, the swimmers swam a 10K in the Sea of Galilee, a 10K in the

Fran Crippen, when asked, always gave to others. Richard Shoulberg, his long-time coach, said, “Ever since I have known him, his main goal in life is to help people. That was his MO. He always helped kids.” Shelley Taylor-Smith asked Fran to say a few words about some land-based endurance athletes from Australia and the

Passionate about open water swimming? Knowledgeable about open water swimming? Want to share your insight on the sport with tens of thousands of other open water swimming enthusiasts? The Daily News of Open Water Swimming is looking for individuals – of all ages and backgrounds – with passion, experience and insight. Swimmers and non-swimmers around

Dave Barra finished the Ederle Swim to add yet another marathon swim under his swim cap for 2010. He did the 9.6-mile Maui Channel between the islands of Lanai and Maui in March in Hawaii. Then the 24-mile (38.6K) Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in April in 10 hours and 49 minutes. Then completed

The Daily News of Open Water Swimming has written before on how geese can help open water swimmers by giving them hints on where to draft. Geese flying in formation is one example of nature’s organizational biomimetics. That is, when geese migrate to another location, they fly in a V formation…for various reasons: By flying

Collis Williams won his third consecutive Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge with the fastest cumulative stage swim time over the last five days. Collis’ aggregate time for the 5-lakes-in-5-days Monster Challenge was 5 hours 30 minutes and 58 seconds. Californian Ali Hall won the women’s division with a time of total 6 hours 47 minutes

Instead of focusing on his untimely and unfortunate passing, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming has focused on Fran’s wonderfully rich and selfless life. Several articles covering his legacy have been posted: article 1article 2article 3article 4 Petar Stoychev, one of the world’s greatest marathon swimmers of all time who has been participating on