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The crowds in Singapore will be treated to tremendous races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships that will kick off in on Monday, July 10th – or so indicated the event schedule. But due to poor water quality in Sentosa Island that exceeded the World Aquatics standards, the only race on Day One of the […]
White Shirts Make Big Decision on Women’s 10K at the World Championships Read More »
The crowds in Singapore will be treated to tremendous races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships that will kick off in on Monday, July 10th. On Tuesday, three Olympic and world champions will face off in the men’s 10 km race that is bound to come down to the last few strokes to determine the
World Aquatics announced two charismatic personalities as its open water swimming ambassadors at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships to kick off in Singapore on Monday, July 10th. Olympic champion and four-time world champion Sharon van Rouwendaal (31, Netherlands, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @svrouwendaal) and Olympian and model Alice Dearing (28, Great Britain,
Ambassadors Represent Open Water Swimming at Singapore World Championships Read More »
Jim Dreyer attempted another self-sustained swim 133.5 km across Lake Michigan on September 2nd. How did he fare?
The Legend Lives On: 68 Swimmers to Tackle the 661 km Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim Read More »
Catherine Breed has been preparing for this audacious Swim California, 1,448 km stage swim down the entire coast of California all her life.
Catherine Breeds A Special Love of the Coast of California Read More »
Moesha Johnson won Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in dominating fashion
Ichiko Kajimoto Looks to Make the Podium at the Upcoming World Championships Read More »
Moesha Johnson won Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in dominating fashion
2028 Olympic Marathon Swim Gold Medal Favorite Moesha Johnson Keeps Winning Read More »
With Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) waiting in the wings and Alexandra Rossi Cima (50, Brazil, MSF bio here) coming up later this month, soloists Robert Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) and Gráinne Moss (55, Ireland, MSF bio here) were lining up in Kodomari to make their attempt on the 19.5 km
The Doctor Makes A House Call To The Tsugaru Channel Read More »
There comes an inflection point in every channel crossing and marathon swim when a swimmer When the water temperature dropped from 23°C to 15°C and the flat water turned angry in the Tsugaru Channel about 12 km from his finish in Hokkaido, Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) met his
When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel Read More »
Coaches Gerry Rodrigues and Jim Lubinski talk about learning and refining open water skills on their TOWER 26 Be Race Ready podcast series.
Open Water Sighting Discussion on the TOWER 26 Podcast Read More »