Courtesy of Yaniv Cohen and FINA, Eilat, Red Sea, Israel. There is a different kind of pressure when you swim in an individual race and when you swim as a representative of your country in a relay. The athletes who raced in the team relays on the third and final day of the 2018 FINA […]

Courtesy of Yaniv Cohen and FINA. “When Eva Fabian, a world champion and a stalwart for the United States for a decade, began training in Israel, it was a hint,” observed Steven Munatones. “I knew Eilat and the Israeli Swimming Association had long been hosting a number of elite international races in the Red Sea.

Courtesy of Janine Serell, Catalina Channel, California. At the age of 64, Paula Yankauskas swam slow and steady without any drama, finishing her crossing of the Catalina Channel in 15 hours 49 minutes, becoming the second oldest individual to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Crew member Janine Serell said, “Paula was amazing.

Courtesy of Lewis Pugh, Dover Harbour, United Kingdom. Lewis Pugh was honored with the Services To The Planet Award by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the Animal Hero Awards event yesterday. He was given the award for helping to raise awareness of the large amount of plastic that ends