Courtesy of Sigrid Thomas, Münster, Germany. Perhaps the most cost-effective swim in the world is the Münster Day & Night 24 Stunden – Schwimmen in Germany. For €8 per entry, swimmers can participate in the Das 24-Stunden-Open-Air-Schwimmen Münster Day & Night, a 24-hour open water swimming competition for distance held in Münster, organized by Tauchsportclub […]

Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Key West, Florida. With a New Moon on November 18th Bill Welzien attempted circumnavigation swim #97 around Key West, Florida. This is his first-person account on the 20.1 km swim. “My son-in-law Doug Weeks paddled the kayak next to me for my protection as I propelled my body through the waters.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On November 20th, Matthew Moseley swam an unprecedented 15 km from Sayulita to Punta Mita, Mexico in 4 hours. Moseley has completed a number of unprecedented swims in the Caribbean Sea (Puerto Rico, St. John and St. Thomas) as well as across lakes and down rivers in the continental

Courtesy of Vladimir Mravec, VladSwim. Vladimir Mravec is busy in Sydney, Australia preparing for all the swims to be attempted by members of VladSwim. “My swimmers are chasing all channel swims; there is never-ending stories. More and more swimmers want to do long swim challenges. 2017 was a busy year.” In the English Channel, successful

Courtesy of Andreas Tzortzis of Red Bull Media House. Red Bull’s Risk Made Me Do It talks with top performers in the worlds of adventure, culture, tech and innovation – including marathon swimmer Kimberley Chambers. Host Andreas Tzortzis discusses the hurdles, conditions and marine life that Chambers had to overcome on her path to the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 13 participants will compete on November 25th in the qualification race for the 44th edition of the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in Argentina that will be held on February 4th 2018. The 13 aspirants (6 women and 7 men) must complete the Selectivo qualification

Courtesy of Robbie Hudson of The Wild Swimming Brothers. Robbie Hudson of The Wild Swimming Brothers explains his artwork. “In my portfolio you’ll find sketches and paintings inspired by various swims in far-flung places, from the lakes of the Atlas Mountains to Australian billabongs. One of my first wild swimming exhibitions was inspired by somewhere