Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association

When Paul Asmuth Came Back To Win In 1985 Courtesy of President Gilles Potvin, Vice President Claudio Plit, and Secretary Dennis Matuch, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. 1985 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Standings Men 1. Paul Asmuth (USA) 1,540 points 2. William Schmidt (USA) 1,127 points 3. Ron Neugent (USA) 771 points 4. James

A 2.5 mile presidential open water swim in Washington DC to raise awareness for clean water. The Clean Rivers Project is DC Water’s ongoing program to reduce combined sewer overflows into The District’s waterways – The Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek. The Project is a massive infrastructure and support program designed to capture

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. I have never come close to seeing a swimmer die in a marathon swim.  Not even those swimmers who I personally jumped in to save (2 in Catalina Channel and 3 at FINA World Championships).  Only Penny was nerve-wracking since she was stung by box jellyfish in her Oahu-to-Kauai

Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Among the 25 women who will line up on the starting pontoon at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim for the Tokyo Olympic Games, undoubtedly these 10 women will be in the lead pack amid high heat, high humidity, and flat-water conditions: 1. Xin Xin (24, China) 2. Haley Anderson (29, USA) 3. Rachele Bruni (30,

Help make the 20th annual Buzzards Bay Swim the most successful in Coalition history The 20th annual Buzzards Bay Swim is still two weeks away, but it’s already breaking records! With more than 310 swimmers registered to dive into the water on July 13, this year’s Buzzards Bay Swim promises to be the biggest, best

style=”clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;” Gábor Molnár Date: Sat, June 08, 2013 4:45 am To: Steven Munatones Cc: ned denison Dear Steven, I told you earlier about the big swim i am planning for this year- the 50km+ swim on the “Körös” river. This monday as a tune up/warm up and logistic

Courtesy of Denis Crean, Swim for the Potomac, Maryland. Brooke Travis set a new course record in the 2017 Swim for the Potomac. Organized by Denis Crean, the Swim for the Potomac is a 5-race event (500 meters + 3 km + 5 km + 10 km) in Maryland’s National Harbor that is dedicated to