Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Artists Phil Hauser, Jay Burbank and David Plumb collaborated with Beth Yudovin to create a David Yudovin memorial bench (bas relief of Yudovin swimming with dolphins carved in mahogany shown above) that was recently dedicated in Cambria, California. Open water swimmers who have inspired many over the last 140 […]

>Courtesy of WOWSA, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Sharon van Rouwendaal and Kristof Rasovszky won the opening race at the 2018 LEN European Championships that are being held in Scotland’s Loch Lomond. Watch van Rouwendaal here on Eurosport. The 10 km with 31 women and 38 men will be held on August 9th, the 5 km mixed

Courtesy of WOWSA, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Kristof Rasovszky and Axel Reymond went back-and-forth throughout the 5 km race at the European Championships held in Loch Lomond, Scotland. But it was the 22-year-old Hungarian star had just a little more speed to beat Reymond, the reigning 25 km world champion from France in a close race.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Tahoe. Today, high up on the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 1,897 meters (6,225 feet) in Lake Tahoe, 67-year-old Pat Gallant-Charette, a retired nurse from the state of Maine, was not only successful in her solo 34.2 km swim across Lake Tahoe, but she also set another record in her prolific career

Courtesy of Michael Zoetmulder, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Michael Zoetmulder organizes several different races in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay. Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge The Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge is a tough 5 km swim directly out to sea, around a nautical bellbuoy and back to shore held annually in April. It is Africa’s toughest Indian

Courtesy of Daniel Vizeu Costa Couto, English Channel. Abilio Couto crossed the English Channel in 1958 and 1959 when escorts included rowing boats. Grandson Daniel Couto describes the 60th anniversary of his first English Channel crossing, “On August 10th 2018, it is time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of an historic achievement of Brazilian swimming

Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. Rene Martínez Saenz completed the English Channel earlier this month to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. He discusses his experiences during the journey: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: When did you start swimming? Rene Martínez: I began to swim as an ammateur pool swimmer when I