Five women to swim length of Lake Ontario in relay. By: Amy Dempsey GTA, Published on Fri Jul 19 2013 EXPLORE THIS STORY UPDATED 3 PHOTOS 4 COMMENTS Save to Mystar Republish Just after 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning, five women will stand barefoot at the edge of a lakeside dock, the land behind them […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vito Bialla (California, USA): I have to say taking our swimmers out to the Farallones in September when the gray suits are there and swimming through the opening and around the small island [see photo on left]. Water temperature is 56 or 57°C; swim is 25 minutes huge swells.

Steve, I wanted to give you a story, but I ask you not to print or say anything until a few days before the event. This is going to be a fun and it is what I call a true “adventure” swim. On August 17th, 14 swimmers (mostly from Oak Street) myself included, are going

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continues on his stage swim of 2,860 km, forecasted to last 60 days, along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He

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When he finished, Turner told his wife he “couldn’t have made it another two minutes.” Dr. Wade Turner has three passions: keeping people healthy, swimming the Strait of Gibraltar and raising awareness about the critical shortage of rural physicians and extreme pressures on community hospitals. Through his Strait of Gibraltar swim, Dr. Turner hopes to

Courtesy of Bill Eckstrom, Huntington Beach, California. Bill Eckstrom talks about the Growth Rings [see above]. His four rings – Stagnation, Order, Complexity and Chaos – have Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Torture Swim by 60 Minutes Sports (U.S.A./Ireland) 14. The Vertical Swim Trainer by Genadijus Sokolovas (U.S.A./Lithuania) 15. Uaimh an tSolais & Uaimh na nÉan by Sam Krohn And Loneswimmer (Australia/Ireland) 1. 24 Hour Swim in San Francisco by Suzie Dods (U.S.A.) Swimming all day and all night is