Hey Steven, Paul Newsome here – how are you getting on? I was just at the Australian National 10km championships where one of the guys we’ve been doing some GPS tracking work with (Rhys Mainstone) was 2nd over the line (to Richard Weinberger – awesome swim by him!) and first Australian to take the title. […]

Batalla de Rande Nado Courtesy of Gavin Browne, Cork, Ireland. 61-year-old Ned Denison of Ireland will be one of the few swimmers without a wetsuit in the 27 km Batalla de Rande Swim that is held between the Cies Islands  and the small island of San Simón island in Galicia in the northwest of Spain.

Terence Bell Pioneers His Way Around Kaua’iCourtesy of WOWSA, Kaua’i, Hawaii.Terence Bell, an Australian aquapreneur, completed his 14-day stage swim on July 1st to become the first person in history to circumnavigate 160 km around the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i. The entire swim took in 51 hours 57 minutes over the 2-week period.  Ultimately, he made his

Started by the Masters Sports Director, Ron ‘Sickie’ Marcikic, in 1983, this program offers an array of running, swimming and cycling workouts available for any fitness level. Anyone, from a freshman on his or her first day of college to a seasoned athlete of 40 years, can join in, swimming with Coach Sickie, running with

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 12. Scott Lautman (USA, age 55) in 1 hour 18 minutes on January 21st 2009 Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Patagonia, Chile. Bárbara Hernández is an extreme Chilean swimmer. No neoprene for me where she occasionally trains high up in the Andes Mountain range at 3800 meters (12,467 feet) in water that falls to 3°C. She competes on the winter swimming circuit, frequently decorated for her accomplishments including the top world ranking