Information courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation, photos courtesy of Arik Thormahlen. Jaimie Monahan, the 2016 and 2017 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, completed six different marathon swims on six continents, traveling 26,000 miles in 16 days between August 13th – 28th. The 39-year-old swimmer from New York explained her goals and experiences […]

Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. Petar Stoychev and Hanna Bakuniak sit on top of the ice kilometer rankings of the International Ice Swimming Association. Stoychev is an experienced veteran who has long been at the top of open water swimming rankings; Bakuniak is an emerging young swimmer from Poland who is expected

Courtesy of Michael Rök, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. The updated history of Waikiki Roughwater Swim is here. Website developer Michael Rök explains, “The website has a more modern and responsive layout now, which makes it better usable on mobile devices, adjusting automatically to small and wide screens. The navigation is much easier. We offer two new

Courtesy of Vigour Events, Scotland. 12 swimmers will be allowed to compete in the 1 km Corryvreckan Whirlpool Swim, a point-to-point swim off the west coast of Scotland between the islands of Jura and Scarba near the Gulf of Corryvreckan, one of the world’s largest permanent whirlpools and one of the most dangerous stretches of

Courtesy of Ned Denison, Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Michelle Macy’s accomplishments in the open water swimming world are lengthy and were officially recognized by her peers today. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced that Macy will be inducted as an Honor Swimmer in its Class of 2019, joining

Courtesy of Elias_Lefas, Costa Navarino, Greece. People from 36 countries competed in the Navarino Challenge that took place in Costa Navarino for the 6th consecutive year on October 13th while promoting the fight against childhood obesity through exercise and the Mediterranean diet. The 2.8 km race in Navarino Bay was overseen by Greek national team