Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Emojis are used globally and symbolize people swimming in a pool or in open bodies of water. While the prior versions of iOS on the iPhone lacked goggles, the currently used emojis are generally geared up as contemporary competitive swimmers are. Emojis originated in Japan and were initially created […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2017 12 Aug 2017 Lac Mégantic, Canada Rank Family name First name Country Time 1 CUNHA Ana Marcela Brazil BRA 2:06:12.86 2 BRUNI Rachele Italy ITA 2:06:14.52 3 BRIDI Arianna Italy ITA 2:06:14.87 4 WUNRAM Finnia Germany GER 2:06:16.68 5 JUNGBLUT Viviane Brazil

This St. Patrick’s Day weekend will host swims all colors of the rainbow. The South West Rocks Swim (Sat) will be  up on the mid-North Coast, and for Balmoral,a harbour swim on Sydney’s north side, and Sandon Point, on Wollongong’s northern beaches (both Sun). Online entries close at noon the day prior to each.  South West Rocks is one of the prettiest

If you are reading this, you have probably already heard open water swimming’s siren call. For me, it started at an early age while growing up in Hawaii: swimming at the beach and surfing and body surfing with friends after school. As I progressed from surf grom to swim club kid, the ever changing conditions

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Evgeny Bezruchenko: You have done this race since the very beginning. Has the race become easier? How the race become faster? What was the hardest year? Why? Keri-Anne Payne: How was your overall experience in Rio? Can you describe the Olympic 10K race? Are you planning to compete in

A Brief History of Open Water Activities Within the United States and FINA Introduction When I learned that USA Swimming is in the process of forming a task force to study and recommend possible reorganization of their Open Water structure and organization, I realized that I am one of the few people who could provide

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Endurance Sport Practice as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter The typical clinical profile of sport-related AF or atrial flutter is a middle-aged man (in his forties or fifties) who has been involved in regular endurance sport practice since his youth (soccer, cycling, jogging, and swimming),