The Union Americana de Natacion (UANA or Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas) hosted an impressive get-together of swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming administrators, coaches and aquatic visionaries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in an effort to spearhead and drive the organization to help promote and give a more defined purpose throughout the Americas. […]

The Daily News of Open Water Swimming previously reported on brown fat, a very important physiological phenomena for all open water swimmers who enter cool (or cold) water. Reuters has now distributed the same information on the remarkable fact of brown fat which is now receiving global awareness. Reuters‘s article starts, “Scientists have found out

Hosted by Swim Las Vegas, Slam the Dam is a great example of the growing global reach of open water swimming around the world. The scenic multi-event Slam the Dam will be held in Lake Mead in Nevada, a state of sweeping deserts dotted by casino-laden cities and oases like Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Navigating, Positioning, Navigating and Pacing Clinics Courtesy of WOWSA. Prior to the new Open Water Pursuit races after the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, there will be five pre-race clinics where swimmers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can learn, see and practice key technical skills of open water swimming from former world

The EPIC Lakes Swim Series is a new series of open water events at three different venues in England’s Lake District. The series includes at Coniston, Derwent Water and Ullswater from May to July. The Lake District, for decades the location of many great events or the training base for English Channel swimmers and British

Mike Spalding, an inductee in the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame for his seven channel swims (out of eight) in the islands, explained why he does marathon swimming, specifically across the various channels of the Hawaiian Islands. “In the ocean, you’re totally enveloped by Mother Earth. She’s around you, she’s hugging you, she’s in every

This week on the south coast of Ireland in one of the emerging global hot spots of marathon swimming, the organizers of The Edge Sports Sandycove Island Challenge Swim, together with Cork Lions Club President Teresa Dineen with members and friends of Cork Lions Club, presented a donation for €1000 towards the funding of the

Taraneh Hashemi is a 56-year-old swimming coach in Tehran, Iran with a very simple open water swimming goal. “I would like to set a record by being the first female Iranian to swim more than 3000 meters in the open water. I believe I can swim much longer, almost up to 6K and I am