Courtesy of Susan Simmons, Strait of Juan de Fuca. Today at 1 pm, Canadian Susan Simmons will attempt a two-way crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca between between Canada’s Victoria’s Ogden Point (north) and the state of Washington’s Port Angeles in the United States. The 66 km attempt by Simmons, an athlete with […]

Courtesy of Track.RS, Catalina Channel, California. Today, Diego López Dominguez became the first person from the Canary Islands to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with his 11 hour 15 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel. Widely known as the Global Swimmer, he is one of the most prolific and popular swimmers on

Courtesy of Tracy Clark, Cap Gris Nez, English Channel. 57-year-old Maureen Mech Montgomery recently completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming with her crossing of the English Channel. She talked about her achievement: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: When and where did you start to

Relay swimmer Roseliza Tamam in foreground and an unidentified swimmer in the Straits of Melaka. One-armed swimmer Mohd Sabki Arifin with a brightly illuminated tow float as a safety measure. Solo swimmer Mohammad Syrafuddin Malasim during the Melaka Straits Swim 2018. Photos courtesy of CSN SportsTalk. Report courtesy of Ridzwan A. Rahim in the Straits

Courtesy of Nick Glendinning, Roughs Tower. Nick Glendinning, a British swimmer from Suffolk who trains year-round with the Felixstowe Swimscapes Outdoor Swimming and a prolific prison island swimmer (Robben Island + Spike Island + Alcatraz Island). This weekend, he will attempt to swim 6 miles from Sealand to the British mainland around Felixstowe observed by

Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, Catalina Channel, California. Matías Ola completed his second Oceans Seven crossing across the Catalina Channel in 10 hours 47 minutes, together with his team (coach Pablo Testa, pace swimmer Lucas Rivet, journalist Hernán Lirio, observers Steve Chase and Joel Virgel, and kayaker Barb Schumacher) that is documenting his journey across the

Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados, Caribbean Sea. Cameron Bellamy just can’t stop. After achieving the Oceans Seven in June 2018, it wasn’t long before he started to plan for a Swim Around Barbados, a 96 km circumnavigation attempt that three people have attempted but have not finished. Kristina Evelyn of the Barbados Open Water Festival

Courtesy of WOWSA, Miami, Florida. Open water swimmers know water functionally serves as medicine. It is good for the body, mind and soul. The 8th Annual Blue Mind Summit, hosted by Wallace J. Nichols, will feature leading researchers and practitioners from all over the world who are bridging science, ancient wisdom, and real world solutions