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Awards, Honors, And Inductions Of The International Swimming Hall of Fame

Courtesy of Brent Rutemiller, International Swimming Hall of Fame. Great to hear from you and I trust you are doing well. I still want you to move your HQ to the Hall of Fame. Take a look at this video to get a sense of where we are heading: https://youtu.be/1wvsjhHHc5UVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript […]

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Kinga Korin

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kinga Korin 78.3°N in Spitsbergen, Norway27 JUNE 2017 On June 27th 2017, Kinga Korin found herself at a latitude of 78.3°N within the Polar Circle in the Nordfjorden glacial fjord in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Kinga swam a distance of 1.09 km in 20 minutes 5 seconds. The water temperature

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Decade Down, L

Courtesy of Daniel Tan, Singapore Swimming Association. LIBERTY INSURANCE REVIVES OPEN WATER SWIM AFTER 10 YEAR HIATUS Singapore – Open Water Swimming is one of the most grueling forms of swimming. Other than battling the currents and elements of the weather, the swimmer would also need to possess the mental strength and endurance to push

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