Swimmers were all smiles at the end of the 5th Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in Galway, Ireland this past weekend. Ronan Collins, co-organizer with Kevin Thornton whose mother is the event namesake, won overall in 3 hours and 3 minutes, followed by Sorcha Barry and Susana Murphy, both in 3 hours and 4 […]

Steeve Tremblay provided post-race photos of the medalists at the recent FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race that was held in Roberval, Canada. The smiles of the medalists lit up the finish area. Chip Peterson and Christine Jennings took the top honors (full results posted here). In the women’s race, Christine (shown touching first

Great Britain has provided all kinds of cultural sensations over time – from the Beatles to Susan Boyle. Jackie Cobell has not only captured the attention of her marathon swimming colleagues when she completed a 28 hour and 44 minute English Channel crossing, but also the adulation and respect of the general public. Her humility,

Triathlon has it. Cycling has it. Running has it. Car racing has it. Endurance sports of every kind have it. But open water swimming is working on it. And we foresee breakthroughs in the technology very soon. Already the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York City and Quebec’s Traversee Internationale du lac St-Jean, the

Thousands of swimmers have collectively crossed the Cook Strait, the Irish Channel, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and dozens of other major channels around the world. Successfully crossing any one of these channels or doing any marathon swim is an achievement to be proud

Marcos Díaz continues to make his way around the world, making friends at both the highest political levels and at the grassroots. Marcos Díaz arrived last week in Rabat, Morocco in preparation for his third continental crossing from Africa (Morocco) to Europe (Spain) across the Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco to Spain). As usual in all

It is not only humans who compete in open water swims. Tomorrow is the 85th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim where wild horses swim across the Assateague Channel in Virginia during slack tide. A favorite of the Good Morning America television show, over 40,000 spectators watch the Wild Pony Swim where up to 175 Assateague Ponies

With great conditions, an interational group of marathon swimmers tackled the Strait of Gibraltar where ten athletes ultimately crossed from Spain to Morocco Spaniards Juan Domínguez, Jorge Estalella, José Antonio Peix, José María López and Jorge Balbas, Australians Brendan Capll and Ky Hurst, and Americans Kevin Owens, Amy Marie Aukstikalnis and Alan Morelli completed the

The Ireland Long Distance swimming Association-sanctioned 3.5K East Coast Adventure Gannaway Swim Wetsuit Challeneg from Rostrevor to Warrenpoint this past weekend in Northern Ireland saw Colleen Mallon set another a new record of 51 minutes and 13 seconds. Colleen continued her win streak after victories in Ireland Long Distance Swimming Association events at Lough Sheelin,

Masters aquatic athletes from all over the globe are slated to begin competition at the 13th FINA World Masters Championships in Sweden tomorrow. The Championships will conclude with a highly popular 3K open water swim on August 7th in Lake Delsjön in Göteborg, Sweden. With age-group divisions between 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,