Courtesy of St. Petersburg Winter Swimming Association and International Winter Swimming Association, St. Petersburg, Russia. 212 winter swimmers from 16 countries competed in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia at the recent Big Neva Winter Swimming Cup in 0.8°C water. 200m Freestyle Women’s Top Results: 1. Tatiana Gavrilenkova (Russia) 2:56.28 2. Lotta Mäkinen (Finland)

Courtesy of Beatriz Alvariño Díaz del Río, Atlantic Extrem Sports, Galicia, Spain. The Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas (Atlantic Islands Triple Crown) will open its registration at midnight, April 5th for second stage swim between the Island of Sálvora and O Grove in Galicia, Spain. The 19 km swim will be held on September 7th. For

Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Murmansk, Russia. Ger Kennedy is one of 22 Irish ce swimmers who will head to Murmansk, Russia on March 14th – 18th to compete in the International Ice Swimming 3rd World Championships. “I am harnessing the ice,” explained Kennedy about his ice bath training to prepare for swims within the Arctic

Courtesy of Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar, Spain – Morocco. Laura Gutiérrez Díaz announced the launch of the new Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar (ACNEG) website, the authoritative governing body of solo and relay crossings between Spain and Morocco. She wrote, “Swimmers of open water, from ACNEG and on

Courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols Ph.D., Blue Mind, California. Wallace J. Nichols Ph.D., author of Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do and his colleagues at the Blue Mind initiative explore many forms of