Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Chairman, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida [shown on left]. “It is time for reflection as we approach year’s end and therefore prepare for another year in the marathon swimming world. This is my final address to you as an executive member as my two-year tenure as Chair

Courtesy of John Tierney, English Channel. Who would have thought that a crossing of the English Channel would even have been contemplated or attempted when the air temperature is 6°C and the water temperature is 11°C? But today in the beginning of December on a typically cold day, Deirdre Ward, Boris Mavra, Kevin Blick, Mark

Courtesy of Pacific Islands Ocean Observing SystemA, Hawaii. Dr. Kim Holland is a Research Professor at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology and the founder of the Pelagic Fisheries and Shark Research Group at the Holland Lab. The Holland Lab started the concept of using sharks as oceanographers. Dr. Holland equips sharks with electronic tags

Courtesy of Nicolene Steynberg, Agulhas Current, South Africa. Anticipation is building for the Great Shark Swim in South Africa and around the world, but the 36-member team of swimmers, oceanographers, escort pilot, and support crew is not sure when they will swim. Oceanographer Lisa Guastella gave a situational update before the Great Shark Swim, a

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Betina Lorscheitter, Viviane Jungblut, Leonardo de Deus, and Guilherme Costa will represent Brazil while Dario Verani will represent Italy, Anna Olasz will represent Hungary, Esmee Vermeulen will represent the Netherlands, Alexander Studzinski will represent Germany, and Becca Mann will represent USA at the December 10th King and Queen of

Courtesy of Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda, Coronda, Argentina. A unique recognition of open water swimming visionaries and organizers took place at the Bar Plaza Café in Coronda, Argentina last week. The race planners of the Maratón Fluvial del Litoral Argentino that was first held on November 11th 1960 were honored. The 57