Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog between Vermont, USA and Québec, Canada. On July 18th, seven swimmers between the ages of 14 and 69 faced oncoming stiff (16-32 kph) winds, high waves and turbulent chop for the first 15 miles of In Search of Memphre. The conditions were so rough that only two of the […]

Courtesy of Oscar Rubio, Lago Maggiore, Maccagno, Italy. The fifth stage of the Open Water World Tour was held in Lago Maggiore in Giona Park, Maccagno, Italy. The 3-race event included the 2.5 km Smile Swim, the 6 km Hard Swim, and the 3 x 925m Relay and were held in sunny, calm conditions in

Courtesy of WOWSA, Big Minch, Scotland. The Minch, also called North Minch, is a strait in northwest Scotland, separating the northwest Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. One of the shortest distances across the Minch is the 24 nautical mile (44.4 km) width between Gob Na Miolaid

Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Channel Swim Japan, Japan. Andrew Hunt, a 16-time Australian veteran of the Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia, was solid in northern Japan during his 10 hour 52 minute straight-as-can-be crossing of the Tsugaru Channel and the Tsugaru Current between Honshu and Hokkaido. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming

Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lexie Kelly and Ryan Bullock have a packed schedule and are always busy, especially in the summer. Kelly works as a product ambassador, model and coach. Bullock runs Swim To Hear while serving as a full-time ocean lifeguard. They both won both Pier to Pier 2 Mile Open Ocean

Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Pacific Ocean. After swimming 0 nautical miles over the last few days due to squalls, Ben Lecomte remains 583 nautical miles (1,080 km) off the coast of Japan. Prior to stalling in his swimming progress over the last 48 hours, Lecomte had enjoyed enough calm weather to swim 32.91 nm on

Courtesy of WOWSA, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Andrew Hunt, a 16-time Australian veteran of the Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia, has set off on his Tsugaru Channel crossing attempt around midnight with his sons Bede and Jasper Hunt on his boat escorted by Captain Mizushima. The 56-year-old’s progress across the 19.5 km channel in northern

Courtesy of WOWSA, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Lynton Mortensen returned home to Brisbane, Australia from Hawaii where he started a crossing of the Molokai Channel between Molokai and Oahu on his birthday June 30th and finished the next morning in 14 hours 49 minutes. His 5th Oceans Seven channel was practically a do-over. “I all but

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. Catalina Channel Swimming Federation announced the 17 hour 14 minute butterfly crossing of the Catalina Channel by John Batchelder. After departing from Smuggler’s Cove in the early morning, Catalina Channel Swimming Federation reported, “Batchelder swam upstream in rough sea conditions before landing at Doctor’s Cove on Catalina Island. John