Courtesy of END-WET from North Dakota to Minnesota. Daniel O’Kane was selected as the guest swimmer for the END-WET 2018. O’Kane was nominated by 5-time END-WET’er Landon Ascheman who said, “Last July, Daniel donned a wetsuit and left the south shore of Lake Superior. It was a few weeks before he stepped foot back on […]

Courtesy of Michelle Evans-Chase, Ph.D., Ocean City, New Jersey. A growing number of swimmers participate in solo and real marathon swims and open water charity events to make a positive impact on initiatives, topics, events and movements of their choice. Michelle Evans-Chase summarized 5 steps on how these swimmers and anyone with a passion can

Courtesy of Maxime Vanhollebeke, Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong. “We had a great race on February 4th in the 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim and the 1.5 km Cold Plunge with both wetsuit and “naturally ocean” categories (skin),” said race director Doug Woodring. “The air temperature was a brisk 10°C at the start

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Herman Willemse was selected as the second recipient of the Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The Flying Dutchman, as he was known at his peak, will be presented with the honor and award at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Damián Blaum successfully crossed the Río de La Plata, 42.2 km from Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay to Punta Lara in Argentina in 9 hours 6 minutes on his second attempt. It was the second try by the 36-year-old Argentine 2008 Olympic swimmer who previously had to stop his

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh explains what he has to do when swimming above the Arctic Circle and along the frozen coastline. “We throw rocks into the water near the shore. Leopard seals hide under the ice shelf waiting for their prey to jump into the water, so we can see if

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 1972, a young 15-year-old Lynne Cox set a record swimming across the English Channel from England to France in a time of 9 hours 57 minutes, breaking both the men’s and women’s records. Her crossing was a blistering fast time during that era and the first time anyone

Courtesy of Deborah Hood, Buzzards Bay Swim, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Gerry Payette was always swimming at local beaches around New Bedford, Massachusetts in his youth. He will receive the Pukwudgie Award* for participating in his 20th Buzzards Bay Swim in his home state. Buzzards Bay Swim is having its 25th anniversary charity event in the