Courtesy of Leszek Naziemiec, Katowice, Poland. Leszek Naziemiec is accomplished to say the least. The 45-year-old Polish ice swimmer (with two Ice Miles and 8 Ice Kilometers to date), winter swimmer, Iron Iceman, Ironman triathlete, the event director of the Polish Championships in Winter Swimming 1 km IISA, expedition leader, is an artist and was […]

Courtesy of Traversée, lac St. Jean, Quebec, Canada. The dates of the 2019 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean announced its dates: July 20th: 1 km, 2 km, 5 km, 10 km Uniprix Maîtres [see here] July 21st: 10 km FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series/CNSG [see here] July 23rd: 25m, 50m, 100m, 1 km relay Défi

Courtesy of Pierre Gadelha, Rio Negro, Brazil. Rio Negro Challenge Amazonia, one of the World’s Top 100 River Swims, is a 1.5 km, 3 km and 30 km marathon swim from Iranduba to Manaus in Brazil, partly along the Rio Negro Bridge in the Rio Negro. 2016 Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands

Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Ferry Weertman won the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on the very last stroke of the race over rival Spyridon Gianniotis. The men’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is expectedly to be similarly

Courtesy of Swim Across America, Huntington Beach, California. Hope Has No Finish Line is the Swim Across America slogan for 2019. This was the message of Grace Bunke who died from cancer on March 25th 2018. Rob Butcher writes, “‘Amazing’ Grace Bunke inspired us with her bravery throughout her battle with terminal cancer. And Swim