More details will come on Patti Bauernfeind‘s Monterey Bay Swim last night, but Patti was pulled from the water close to her goal after being stung unmercifully by jellyfish in the 56°F (13°C) water. “I had a great [first] 8.5 miles with a good pace and without jellyfish. It was lovely to swim in such […]

Claudia Rose reported from the rough and rugged southeast Alaska where she competed in the Sitka Sound Adventure Swim and the 8.2-mile Pennock Island Challenge. “Both races are great adventures,” recalled Claudia who was one of the seven finishers of the first Sitka Sound Adventure Swim. This race started out at Magic Island in 53-55°F

Melissa Gorman, the Australia 2009 world 5K champion, unexpectedly won the 1500-meter freestyle last night over world record holder Kate Ziegler of America at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in a 16:01. “We have lots of traditions in distance freestyle in Australia,” said the pool and open water swimming star. “I really tried to

The 2011 World Swimming Championships 5K, 10K, 25K and 5K Team Time Trial Pursuit races will be held in a rowing basin in Shanghai, China. If the summer heat in 2011 is anything like the summer heat this year, the athletes can reportedly expect water temperatures in the rowing basin to reach 97°F (36°C). Photo

Marcos Díaz is on his final leg for his Swim Across The Continents, a replication of Lynne Cox’s famous 1987 swim in 4°C (40°F) from the island of Little Diomede in Alaska to Big Diomede Island, then part of the Soviet Union. Marcos is currently on his way from his native Dominican Republic to Anchorage,

2010 world 5K champion Eva Fabian, a home schooled 16-year-old who taught her calculus, opened up the third night of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with a rousing rendition of American national anthem on her violin. Her impressive piece was a great way to open the night where favored 10K swimmer Chloe Sutton won her

Kristinn Magnússon of the Þingvallasund swim in Lake Þingvellir, Iceland is gearing up to attract a number of foreign swimmers for the 5K swim in 11°C (51.8°F) water at midnight. The initial idea for a swim across came from Fylkir Sævarsson in 2000 – who later completed the swim. Like many places around the world,

One of the most compelling stories among elite swimmers in America centers around Eric Shanteau, an Olympic swimmer and cancer survivor. One week before the USA Olympic Swimming Trials, Eric was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Despite the devestating news, Eric swam at Trials and made the USA Olympic team and later swam his lifetime best