Courtesy of Bailey Photo and Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. Renowned ice adventurer Ger Kennedy is visiting America with a talented contingent of experienced Irish ice swimmers including one of the fastest and most recognizable ice swimmers on the planet, 23-year-old Conor Turner. Turner finished second in the 1 km race and third

Courtesy of Rory Fitzgerald and Kate Steels-Fryatt, Snowdonia. Since last week’s article on History’s Hardest Swimming Workouts, swimmers have been explaining their own most difficult workouts. Two British swimmers – Rory Fitzgerald and Kate Steels-Fryatt in particular – have devised and completed their difficult series of workouts. Fitzgerald has completed several tough workouts over the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Seal Beach, California. The last week saw strong winds whip the coast of Southern California. In a pool in Seal Beach, nearly all the white backstroke flags easily tore off. In contrast, nearly all the blue-colored backstroke flags remained intact despite the winds. Why? Do you know? Can you guess? Share your

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “When I take open water swimmers to the shores of Huntington Beach, they are often surprised to see rigs and drills pumping oil along the shoreline and large structures visible between the Southern California coast and Catalina Island,” said Steven Munatones of Huntington Beach. “Lewis Pugh, the United Nations

Courtesy of Wayne William Snellgrove, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Wayne William Snellgrove described his open water swimming workout, South Florida style where he performed it several times in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. “The workout we did below was an all-day workout. We started of with a 1.2-hour swim bench workout. Then we did a beach run

Courtesy of Charlie Martinson, Cape Town, South Africa. The Sunday Hot Chocolate Swimming Group was co-founded in 1999 by Andrew Chin and Ram Barkai. They swim in South Africa’s Camps Bay every Sunday, ending with hot chocolate. It was this friendly group of South African swimmers that grabbed the attention of artist Charlie Martinson. “I

Courtesy of Kimberly Moore, Marketing Director Tahoe Restaurant Collection, Lake Tahoe, California. A high-altitude swimming tradition in the cold continues. Gar Woods Grill & Pier will be hosting the 30th Annual Coolest and Largest Shrinkage Event, the Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim on March 3rd following the Tahoe City Parade of North Lake Tahoe SnowFest.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. February 18th: 600m, 1.5 km, 3 km I Maratona Aquática de Estaleiro – Circuito Triple Crown in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina February 18th: 1 km and 2 km I Etapa do Circuito Swim & Arts in São Sebastião, São Paulo February 24th: 600m, 1.6 km, 3.2 km 2ª Etapa