Courtesy of Triple Dip, Coney Island, New York. The 2017 Triple Dip in Coney Island in New York was held on September 16th, organized by the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers. In addition to CIBBOWS‘ annual Breezy Point 5K, Grimaldo’s Mile, 10-mile Verrazano Bridge to Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge test swims, […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Bob West is a wonderful man and a true inspiration,” says friend and fellow ocean swimmer Barbara Held. “He gives unselfishly of himself to help any and all who express an interest in swimming long or short.” West‘s development as a swimmer was delayed to say the least. “When

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim to the Moon is a 0.5-mile 1.2-mile, 5 km and 10 km race on August 19th 2018. The 2017 races start at Halfmoon Lake Beach where Olympic 1500m bronze medalist Christopher Thompson from Dexter, Michigan won his second consecutive 10 km marathon swim. Eva Solomon describes the event,

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Leme Beach, Brazil. Adherbal de Oliveira reported from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “The week of November 10th to 17th was very special for the Leme to Pontal Swimming Association (LPSA). During this week, we had two relays successfully complete the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal and we held our annual

Courtesy of WOWSA, Andaman Sea, Thailand. Kyle Main has been winning in the open water for a long time. From winning four straight SPAR Redhouse River Miles between 1998 and 2001 to pioneering a number of swims in Mauritius, the South African coach from Port Elizabeth has been making waves for a long time. In

Courtesy of Maratona Aquática da Lagoa Dourada, Lagoa Dourada, Paranaguá, Brazil. Maratona Aquática da Lagoa Dourada, a five-race event held in Paranaguá, Brazil, offers 600 meter, 1.5 km, 2.5 km, 5 km and 10 km distances in Lagoa Dourada. The event will be held on November 25th. To register, visit here. There is also a