Courtesy of WOWSA, Copenhagen, Denmark. Irish extreme athlete Noel Grimes became the most recent Ice Ironman with his 12 hour 17 minute completion of the Ironman Copenhagen on August 19th. In addition to his 1 hour 8 minute 2.4-mile swim, 5 hour 56 minute 180-mile bike, 4 hour 59 minute marathon run at last weekend’s […]

Courtesy of Sarah Charette, Loch Ness, Scotland. Pat Gallant-Charette completed a crossing of Loch Ness in Scotland in 13 hours 45 minutes 45 seconds. At the age of 67 years and 198 days, she is the oldest person to complete a crossing … another record that the former nurse has set over her prolific career.

Courtesy of David Pennington‎, Lake Tahoe, California. David Pennington captained the 24 hour 34 minute crossing of Lake Tahoe by Polish extreme swimmer Bogusław Ogrodnik yesterday. Members of the 24-Hour Club are posted here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of Ocean Navi, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Japanese swimmer Masaki Sugita completed a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel on August 19th after 13 hours 18 minutes 43 seconds following the Kodomari Route that was pioneered by David Yudovin in 1990. He started in the early morning at 4:35 am in 22°C water under the guidance

Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Kuroshio Current, Pacific Ocean. As Ben Lecomte and his team are sailing from Yokohama, Japan to their last exit point 583 nautical miles (1,080 km) from shore somewhere east of Japan, they are about 4 days from restarting The Swim after running into two separate dangerous weather patterns and storms. Paul

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A bootleg swimmer, otherwise known as a pirate swimmer, bandit swimmer or rogue swimmer, is an individual who attempts or does a rogue swim, pirate swim, bandit swim or a bootleg swim in open bodies of water. The competitive type of bootleg/pirate/rogue/bandit swimmers are individuals who do not purposefully

Courtesy of Vojislav Mijić, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. The International Olimpic Swimming Marathon 10 km Ohrid race was held on August 11th in Ohrid, located in the mountainous region between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. Vojislav Mijić explains, “The competitors had excellent conditions, crystal clear waters in 25°C water during the 10 km race between the

Courtesy of Elliot Karlan, Tiburon, California. For over a decade, professional photographer Elliot Karlan has covered the RCP Tiburon Mile from Angel Island to the shoreline in Tiburon in San Francisco Bay. “I love his work,” says Steven Munatones. “I think his photo of the 2007 RCP Tiburon Mile is a classic shot that so