The 25 women’s finalists in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympic Games come from 24 countries. They are all wonderful representatives of their countries and ambassadors of their sport. They are attractive, physically fit, personable athletes with gorgeous smiles, brimming with confidence and filled with energy and joyful zest for life.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Meyer, And Lydsy Heister Both the American Meyer and Dutch Heister won the 25 km race at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, Canada. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association

: Emma Cummings LOCATION: Helensburgh. Argyll & Bute. Scotland. SWIMMING EXPERIENCES: BLDSA record holder for team relay of Loch Lomond. Chillswim relays Windermere. Coniston end to end. Great North swim. London triathlon. SWIMMING BACKGROUND: I came to swimming in my 30s due to a running injury and decided to compete in my first pool based

If you want to be in the movie industry, head to Los Angeles. In the music business, go to Miami. Financial sector? London. M&A? New York. High-tech? Silicon Valley. Animation? Tokyo. Electronic gear? Seoul. Are you restless? Are you looking for a change in your life? Looking to do more in the open water? Are

“You were tough out there.” “You are fast.” * You swim like a baby sea lion chased by a shark. * You are not even shivering. * That was a fast feeding. * You swim as smoothly as a dolphin. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Yes, I think my 52.and a half hours in the sea for that first three-way attempt was my best ever swim – which is odd really because it ended in failure. It was in 1975. I do like to think it moved the goalposts and proved that a three-way could be done but it took

Sakura Adams Dear Swimmers Please find attached an invite to the Swimming Research Workshop to be held at University of Portsmouth, Sports and Exercise Science Department on the 12th April 2014- a unique opportunity to visit the immersion laboratory and the swimming flume and ask questions about the physiology of cold water immersion/swimming from the