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David Olvera López from the small town of San Luis Potosí (27, Mexico, World Aquatics bio here, @thefreezewiz) dreamed big, worked hard, and broke Andy Donaldson’s 20 Bridges overall speed record for swimming 45.9 km around Manhattan Island in New York. Olvera, guided by the veteran escort paddler Alex Arévalo of New York Open Water, swam a […]
David Olvera López Dreams Big, Drops Manhattan Island Record Read More »
Milton Brest of South Africa completed the last of his Intercontinental Swim Series on May 3rd with a 3.19 km crossing from Sandaun in Papua New Guinea in Australasia to Jalan Skouw, Indonesia in Asia. It was the completion of a nearly 12-year journey around the world. His sixth and final crossing marked a special
Milton Brest Completes His Intercontinental Swim Series Read More »
Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) is off towards his newest adventure. In 2016, he took 17 hours 54 minutes to cross the 33.5 km English Channel – proving that once he starts something, he will see it to the end. Eight years later, he returned to the English Channel and crossed 2
Avram Iancu Set to Culminate the Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Read More »
Penny Lee Dean Ed.D. (70, USA, MSF bio here) is a renowned marathon swimmer, a long-time USA Swimming national team coach and administrator, record-setting channel swimmer (both the English Channel and Catalina Channel), author, dual International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, and a long-time icon in the sport
Penny Dean’s Intense Year of Preparation for the English Channel Read More »
Penny Lee Dean Ed.D. (70, USA, MSF bio here) is a renowned marathon swimmer, a long-time USA Swimming national team coach, a pioneering administrator, a record-setting channel swimmer (both the English Channel and Catalina Channel), an author*, a dual International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, and, quite simply,
Penny Dean From The Golden Gate To Cap Gris-Nez Read More »
Penny Lee Dean Ed.D. (70, USA, MSF bio here) is a renowned marathon swimmer, a long-time USA Swimming national team coach, a pioneering administrator, a record-setting channel swimmer (both the English Channel and Catalina Channel), an author*, a dual International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, and, quite simply,
Penny Dean Overcame Problems With A Success That Still Stands Read More »
Seth Baetzold won the 58 km END-WET on his fifth attempt, escorted by Brian Huschle. Cheryl Reinke won the women’s division
Seth Baetzold Defends His END-WET Title Read More »
Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE, Julia Morris, Fay de Gruchy, Alice Harvey, Karen le Cornu, and Rachel Sayers completed a very tough 70 km relay in challenging conditions across Lake Geneva from France to Switzerland in 28 hours 56 minutes.
Alice Harvey Talks About Aquatic Life on the Isle of Jersey Read More »
Gráinne Moss needs one more channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven. Her 4-decade career is a fascinating lesson in passion, diligence, determination, humility, and gratitude
Gráinne Moss Takes Time To Do It All Read More »
15 swimmers will qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Setúbal Bay, Portugal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Olympic Marathon Swimmer Igor Chervynskiy Is Wounded At War Read More »