To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Ross Edgley lives a life of hugeness and adventure while always maintaining a smile and a captivating sense of humor, supported by a seemingly unlimited well of positivity.
It Was Huge. He Is Huge. Learn To Be Huge Read More »
When you can save someone’s life, the gift of life is the most precious thing you can give.
Anyone Can Be A Hero. Have A Heart Of A Champion To Save Others Read More »
Ricardo Perlingeiro Mendes da Silva from Niterói in Rio de Janeiro continues as a breaststroke trail-blazing pioneer.
Ricardo Perlingeiro Mendes da Silva Continues to Pioneer Breaststroke Swims Read More »
The 37th annual Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim will be held in 3.8°C water in high altitude in Lake Tahoe
Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim Hits 37 Years (and Degrees) Read More »
Jelena Ječanski is retired, but she was once dominant in Serbian open water swimming when she represented Vojvodina Novi Sad, competing in 56 races between 2011 and 2018.
Swimming in Serbia: When Jelena Ječanski Ruled The Waves Read More »
Marathon/channel/ice swimmer Elaine Howley and Olympic champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky were co-recipients of the 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award, given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Ger Kennedy, Stève Stievenart, Teodor Tsvetkov, and Conor O Connor will attempt the five winter Ice Miles in the Five Lakes of Mount Fuji in Japan
Pioneering Ice Miles in the Five Lakes Of Mount Fuji – An Extreme Winter Adventure Read More »
Ayaka Matsushita’s nickhame is Umionna or sea woman – and is enjoying her global ocean journey that has taken her to the Molokai Channel, the Tsugaru Channel, the Rottnest Channel, the Cook Strait – with the Catalina Channel coming this summer.
Ayaka Matsushita Crosses Cook with Catalina Coming Read More »
The 7th Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup also served as the IWSA World Cup event, International Polish Championships, and host of the Baltic Cold Beast 1 km in the Gdynia Marina.
Gleeful in Gdynia In –0.35°C Water Read More »
48-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer empowers you to embrace the cold and other challenges in life via his AQUA and ICE camps
AQUA and ICE Makes The Impossible Become Possible, Plausible, Probable Read More »