Courtesy of Kevin Murphy, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation. When a marathon swimmer attempts a two-way crossing (double crossing) or a three-way crossing (triple crossing) of a channel or lake, there are specific rules that govern the turn-around point. Whether this is a two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel or a three-way crossing of the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Newport Beach, California. Up and down the Southern California coast they go, spending their weekends racing from Oceanside to Redondo Beach and many beaches in between. Lexie Kelly and Ryan Bullock won the Newport Pier-2-Pier Swim, a 2-mile ocean swim between Balboa Pier and Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California on July

Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. The International Olimpic Swimming Marathon 10 km Ohrid race will be held on August 11th in Ohrid, Macedonia. Entry forms for the 10-loop race in Lake Ohrid, located in the mountainous region between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania, can be downloaded at bit.ly/EntryFormOhrid2018. Vojislav Mijić explains, “First place will

Courtesy of WOWSA, Baan Amper Beach, Thailand. The Thailand Swimming Association Open Water Swimming Series is a series of open water competitions that run from this weekend through December and includes the Thailand Swimathon held on the unspoiled beautiful coastline on Baan Amper Beach in Pattaya, Chonburi. Sponsored by the Thailand Swimming Association, the distances

Courtesy of Nino Fazio, Strait of Messina, Italy. 16-year-old Sarah Iannello from Milazzo (Messina) set a new female one-way record in the Strait of Messina. On July 20th escorted by pilot Giovanni Arena, Iannello swam from Capo Peloro in Sicily to Cannitello on the Italian mainland in 35 minutes 0 seconds that bested the previous

Courtesy of Seti Afoa, Samoa Events. Seti Afoa, one of the most forceful and impactful personalities in the global open water swimming community, is sincerely and deeply motivated about his passion for open water swimming – and he is more than happy to share it with others. He hosted the 2018 New Zealand Ultra-Marathon Swim