FINA will host an Open Water Swimming Seminar on July 19th Hôtel Château Roberval during the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships. Each national federation attending the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships can send their representatives where many luminaries of the sport will give talks and participate in panel discussions Pierre Lafontaine, CEO […]

Francismar Siviero reported on last weekend’s final leg of the Rio Grande do Sul Circuit 2010 (Circuito Gaúcho de Maratonas Aquáticas) started on Leblon Beach in Brazil. The 3K race, held in a renowned seaside community, welcomed its participants with typical Brazilian charm and hospitality and was part of an annual three-race series in Tapes,

Doug Woodring, who has founded a variety of ocean-related endeavors and entities from The Open Water Energy’s Sheko Challenge and The Clean Half to Project Kaisai and the carbon-neutral option for marathon relays, has come up with another innovation The Open Water Energy’s Sheko Challenge is now be part of a new race called a

These large 2-meter high x 1-meter wide turn buoys by blueseventy are hard to miss in the open water and are another step towards making open water swimming courses more easily navigable. We foresee the next-generation turn buoys will be well-marked (e.g., buoy #1, #2, #3, etc.) that will enable the athletes to know precisely

Six swimmers – 3 from Mexico and 3 from the US – will be attempting to set the world’s longest ocean swimming relay across the Sea of Cortez – 182 K from west to east across this gorgeous stretch of natural beauty. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame swimmer Nora Toledano, author of A cada

Coeur d’Alene Area Swim Team in the Idaho Panhandle is hosting the CAST Classic Open Water Swim, a 2.5K, 5K and 10K race on August 14th on Lake Coeur d’Alene. CAST assistant coach David Dolphay explained, “This will be our first year and we are very excited about getting involved in open water swimming. We

The British Gas Great North Swim is not only a great open water swimming competition and celebration, but it also has demonstrated distinct economic advantages. The Great North Swim won the Tourism Event of the Year at the 2010 Cumbria Tourism Awards this week. Fifteen prizes were awarded on the night, but it was an

TRISWIM will provide two unique stations with its innovative products for the athletes at the 2K and 4K Open Water Pursuit races in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California on June 6th. Before the race, TRISWIM will set up a ‘Preparation Station’ where swimmers can lube up with TRISLIDE, a very effective alternative to Vaseline