Courtesy of WOWSA, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The Low Country Splash is South Carolina’s premiere open water swim held on June 1st this year. The 6-mile race (previously 5 miles) starts on Daniel Island while the 2.4-mile race starts at Hobcaw Yacht Club. Both swims take place along the shore line of Daniel Island in […]

Courtesy of Elizabeth Fry, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Nora Toledano Cadena became the first Mexican woman and the 14th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven. The Mexican International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer completed a tandem crossing with Elizabeth Fry of the Cook Strait in an unofficial time of 9 hours 54 minutes.

Upper photos courtesy of @Vivi Guerrero. Mariel Hawley Dávila became the third Mexican and the 15th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven today in New Zealand. Swimming on the same day as her close friends Nora Toledano Cadena and Elizabeth Fry who completed a tandem crossing of the Cook Strait, she completed the

Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco, California. Today, the sport of open water swimming – on all seven continents of Planet Earth – is bigger and growing more rapidly than ever before. Whether you’re a winter swimmer, stage swimmer, competitive professional swimmer or ice swimmer, the World Open Water Swimming Association wants to hear your opinions.