Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York. Michael Miller, who raised two athletic daughters in Honolulu and is married to fellow ocean swimmer Laura, will soon see his wife and daughter heading off to Napa Valley in northern California care of the Today Show. He explains why, “My daughter Kathryn won a healthy recipe contest […]

Courtesy of Jerry George, Prescott Athletic Club, Arizona. Jerry George pushed himself and his masters swimming coach Joe Zemaitis to complete their first Ice Mile in 4.8°C water ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association this week. The Iron Iceman completed a high-altitude Ice Mile in 33 minutes 41 seconds. He explained how he transitioned

Courtesy of Martin Hobbs, Lake Malawi, Africa. On Day 9, South African swimmer Martin Hobbs has breaststroked 82 km of his 581 km north-to-south stage swim crossing of Lake Malawi on the borders between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. As one of the most bio-diverse freshwater lakes in the world, Hobbs is facing all kinds of

Courtesy of Jaimie Monahan, Rivers Landing Lake, Prospect, Kentucky. Stephen Rouch completed an International Ice Swimming Association-ratified Ice Mile in 25 minutes 12 seconds in the 4°C water of Rivers Landing Lake in Prospect, Kentucky on January 23rd. The 35-year-old’s ice swimming achievement was very close to where he completed the Ironman Louisville on 11

Courtesy of Stacey Muñatones, Laguna Beach, California. Ryan Ballance, originally from Long Beach, saved another life on Monday. It was his second rescue and life saved in less than a year – one at Laguna Beach and one in the swimming pool. Stacey Muñatones reported, “We are so lucky we have first responders like Ryan

Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, Río de la Plata, Argentina and Uruguay. On March 3rd, 2019, Lucas Rivet, Pablo Cosso, Adriano Motta, Marcial Carnevali, Genaro Carnevali, Julieta O’Connor, Ignacio Scott, Carlos Kmetiuk, Andres Sellei, Gaston Faccio and German Pezzenati will attempt a 42 km relay crossing of the Río de la Plata between Argentina and Uruguay

Courtesy of WOWSA, Prescott Athletic Club, Arizona. This morning, Joe Zemaitis [shown on left] and Jerry George each had their Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association. “Jerry, one of the masters swimmers on my team inspired me to do the Ice Mile,” explained Zemaitis. “We completed it the same day at the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Turku, Finland. Talviuinnin SM 2019 is held in Turku in southwest coast of Finland that straddles the Aura River. There were 930 swimmers watched by more than 12,000 spectators at the festive event. Moona Myllyaho [photo on left], a Corporate Wellness Coach at Kuortane Olympic Training Center in Seinjoki, and Janne Kekkonen,