In the second issue of the new FINA Aquatics World Magazine, Paolo Barelli, the FINA Honorary Secretary and former world record holder, wrote an editorial on the progress in swimming and the open water. Paolo writes, “2010 will [showcase] the last FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships because long-distance swimmers have now the same opportunities […]

Enter the Fantasy Swim contest for this Saturday’s 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. The person who guesses the time closest to the finishing time for the first solo swimmer or relay team will have a chance to win a prize valued at over US$1,000. Check out the winner who will finish onshore at Whiskey Joe’s

Phil White of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) reminds the global open water swimming community that Yacker Week begins this week. Be kind to your kayaker, paddler boarder and escort boat pilot and crew. They deserve every bit of attention and praise you can give them. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones

Chad Ho, a rising star on the global open water swimming scene, proved himself the star of the field with a 10-minute victory in the Telkom South Africa National Open Water 10K Swim in the Midmar Dam this weekend. Fellow Olympian Natalie Du Toit dominated the field on the women’s side with nearly a 7-minute

Rob Hutchings announced that after months of setbacks, he has indefinitely postponed the Great Barrier Reef Swim. Budget and logistical issues ultimately presented overwhelming challenges that proved greater than his swim plan, intended to start in November. Rob had planned to swim up to five months in a solar-powered shark cage swimming for eight hours

The first open water swim in the 2010 American desert season is coming up on May 1st in Arizona. DCB Adventures organizes five open water swims, called the Arizona Open Water Swim Series, held near the city of Phoenix which is in the middle of Arizona, one of the hottest, driest areas of North America.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 145 people completed the LIME Sea Swim this weekend under typically perfect weather and gorgeous water conditions. Sponsored by LIME, two lucky swimmers went home with a new Blackberry as Geoffrey Butler took top honors in a time of 9 minutes and 53 seconds over Matthew Courtis in 10:00

While British Swimming is showcasing and highlighting its Olympic swimming heroes, including reigning world 10K marathon swimming champion Keri-Anne Payne, USA Swimming and Australia Swimming are similarly showcasing their pool and open water heroes, including Chloe Sutton and Melissa Gorman. As Chloe says in her interview with Gold Medal Mel, “The US did not win