Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Onega, Petrozavodsk, Russia. The International Winter Swimming Association World Cup series included stages in the epicenters of the winter swimming community, organized and promoted by visionary Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen of Finland [shown on left] together with John Coningham-Rolls, Aleksandr Jakovlev, and Roman Karkachev. She explains, “The World Cup events included the 10th

Courtesy of WOWSA, Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay, Florida. Jonathan Strauss is organizing what is the make-or-break first step to the 2020 Olympic Games podium. America’s fastest open water swimmers will all be in Miami on May 3rd – 5th to compete in the 2019 U.S. Open Water Swimming Championships. Everyone of the top athletes are

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, Anacapa Island, California. Dr. Caroline Block is one of most renowned channel swimmers on the planet in contemporary times. After a few valiant attempts to become the first person in history to complete an unprecedented two-way crossing of the North Channel, Dr. Block tied International Swimming Hall of

Courtesy of S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, Arizona. The 2019 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, one of the world’s most unique and unlikely marathon swim series, will start on April 24th in the desert of the state of Arizona. 45 swimmers will take to the 4-day, 4-stage 66.9 km lake stage swim that was first envisioned by Kent Nicholas

Courtesy of Alexander Brylin, Sakhalin, Russia. Alexander Brylin is organizing the International Swim across the La Pérouse Channel, an unprecedented 40 km international relay between Sakhalin, Russia and Hokkaido in northern Japan in July 2019. Brylin explains the preparations for the 20+ person relay across La Pérouse Strait, “We studied the currents from the Russian

Courtesy of Jose Luis Larrosa, Putrajaya Lake, California. Putrajaya Lake was site of the 2017 8th Asian Open Water Swimming Championship and SEA Games that was hosted by the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia. The experience kicked off a desire for additional highly competitive events. This month on April 21st, Malaysia will host its first