Shark, Portuguese man-o-war, swells, ongoing currents and rough water conditions … exactly the conditions that Captain and the Australian Tattersalls team wanted for the 28th annual 9.6-mile Maui Channel Swim. From Down Under, the Aussies went up and above the surface chop and waves to come out on top for the fourth consecutive year over […]

When Alexander Chantler touched the French shore in the dark at 2:35 am yesterday, the BEST (Bristol English Channel Swim Team) not only completed their English Channel relay in 13 hours and 25 minutes, an excellent time, but they also became the youngest group of athletes in history to do so. After a responsible selection

Correspondent Claudia Rose, a pioneering swimmer, reports in from Alaska: Alaska is seeing an increase in open water swimmers with locals from Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage participating in three open water events: the Chena Lake Splash, the Sitka Sound Ocean Adventure Swim and the Pennock Island Challenge. The 8.2-mile (13.1K) Pennock Island Challenge is the

Mark Robson reported the British Long Distance Swimming Association one-way Windermere swim results from this past weekend. The 10.5-mile swim is the long-time standard on the British Long Distance Swimming Association calendar and training ground for many English Channel aspirants. The men’s official results: 1. William Bott (Sandwell) 4.03.522. Chris Malpass (City of Chester) 4.18.303.

For those familiar with the California coast, the course map overlaid on Google Earth for the Ventura Deep Six Relay team’s world record attempt is mighty impressive. Staring out to the Pacific Ocean from any point along the coast and imaging a 3-day non-stop relay across the huge expanse of cold ocean water is mind-boggling.

As the number of swimmers increases in the world of open water swimming, especially in marathon swimming, we are always reminded how risky and dangerous the sport can be – and how wonderfully valuable is a competent support team. Marathon swimmers can never be too safe. English Channel, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and Tampa Bay

On her first marathon swim, 28-year-old Elizabeth Schlicher of San Diego beat all the men to finish first in 4:43 in the solo division of the Maui Channel Swim held yesterday between the islands of Lanai and Maui in Hawaii. Facing rough water, Elizabeth was also highly encouraged to swim fast and closer to the

Ocean.com reported on how scientists from the University of Bristol are collaborating with shark researchers to build an international visual biometrics database of Great White Sharks. The computer identification system will store images of the White Shark’s unique dorsal fin to help international shark groups recognize and track individual species, providing them with a better