Adam O’Byrne Becomes The Most Recent Iron Iceman
45-year-old Adam O’Byrne of New Zealand became an Iron Iceman after completing an Ice Mile in 27 minutes 20seconds in Blue Lake
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Swimming Through Postcards. Mission Completed by Francismar Siviero
Francismar Siviero is a Brazilian open water swimmera from Grêmio Náutico União who swims and eloquently and comprehensively documents many open water swims around the world in the Portuguese language via his blog NATAÇÃO MASTER. He also created the Swimming Through Postcards project where he describes his global tour to iconic locations and open water swimming events. The
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Matthieu Witvoet and Chloé Léger Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools – Update
Chloé Witvoet and Matthieu Witvoet will attempt a 1,900 km transatlantic drift swim from Cape Verde off the coast of Africa to Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre, in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea, beginning in November 2025
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Planning Update for Swim Shikoku: More Detailed Logistics
Plannin for the 2026 Swim Shikoku event continues. The 88-day circumnavigation swim around the island of Shikoku, one of the four main islands of Japan, will start in July 2026.
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The Vision of Panagiotis Nastos, As Told By Stathis Avramidis
Dr. Stathis Avramidis, President of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association wrote a touching tribute to Panagiotis Nastos, a pharmacist in Piraeus who envisioned starting a swimming school in Greece, the first of its kind to help reduce the number of countless drownings that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Tokushima Kaiyo – Open Water Swimming Amid Offshore Islands and Reefs
The Tokushima Kaiyo Open Water Swim is held amid small offshore islands and beautiful reefs of the Takegashima Marine Park on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
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Rivers, Lakes, Oceans…So Wild and Untamed on the Tasmanian Wild West Series
Val Kalmikovs announced the raw, untamed marathon swimming series in a lake, river, and ocean in Tasmania, Australia called the Tasmanian Wild West Series
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Nadine Bennett Does A Thomas Across Lake Willoughby
Courtesy of Phil White. Photos courtesy of Kathleen Marcil. Doing a Thomas – or an unassisted, continuous four-way crossing of any open body of water – is never easy and always takes a significant amount of planning, with a splash of good luck. Phil White, escort pilots Gary Coburn and Karina Palmorino, crew members Denise Herman and Christine Herman, and escort kayaker and photographer Kathleene Marcil planned
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Swimming Around St. Helena, One of the Most Remote Islands in the World
Howard James of Open Water Africa announced a unique 45 km marathon swim around one of the most remote islands in the world. The swim window of the St Helena Island Ultra Marathon Swim between March and April, a circumnavigation swim around Saint Helena Island, United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory. James said, “Experienced open water swimmers are invited on
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Between Jellyfish and Fears: My Journey Across The North Channel
By Joel Matos Ortíz. Joel Matos Ortíz (37, Puerto Rico, MSF bio here, @joelmatosultra) has crossed the English Channel, the Cook Strait, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Catalina Channel, and a 47 hour 6 minute 92 km crossing from the British Virgin Islands to his native Puerto Rico in 2019. But it was his cold
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