Courtesy of Melissa Kegler, Notorious Alki Swimmers. The Notorious Alki Swimmers is a pod of open water swimmers that trains every Saturday and Sunday mornings off of Alki Beach in West Seattle, Washington. Melissa Kegler describes the group. “We meet at the Alki Bathhouse which is right on the beach across from our favorite post-swim […]

Courtesy of Channel Swimming Association, English Channel. Lynton Mortensen started his first summer Down Under in his native Australia earlier this year – and then moved northwards to finish his second consecutive summer of charity swimming. After completing the Rottnest Channel Swim and Strait of Gibraltar in 2016, the 53-year-old lawyer started to rev up

Updated data courtesy of Alton Motobu, Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Hawaii. The Waikiki Roughwater Swim is one of the most historical and scenic mass participation ocean swims in the world. Starting under the shadow of the Diamond Head volcano, the course takes swimmers across Waikiki Bay to the shores of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The course

Courtesy of USA Swimming, Colorado Springs, Colorado. USA Swimming announced its 2017 Golden Goggles Awards nominees this year. The winners for the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards will be announced on November 19th at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, California. In the eight categories for the 14th Annual USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards,

Courtesy of Singapore Swimming Association. Stephen Widmer is an extremely accomplished 50-year-old Swiss swimming coach who currently serves as the National Head Coach and Performance Director for the Singapore Swimming Association where he oversees both pool and open water swimming. Widmer has coach Australian Olympic swimming champions Libby Trickett, Leisel Jones and Jessicah Schipper, and

Courtesy of Richard Gardner, Sierra Nevada mountains, California. Richard Gardner has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for the last 16 years of his life. “My MS reminds me each and every day that it has a game plan of its own, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed, and

Courtesy of Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy of Square Off Sports, Mumbai, India. Swimmathon is Square Off Sports property. The Mumbai-based company offers open water swimming and pool swimming events through a national promotion and campaign in India. Recognised by the Swimming Federation of India with the Goa Swimming Association as its technical partner, Swimmathon was launched in

Courtesy of Jorge Pereira, 3 Iron Sports, Cascais, Portugal. The 6th annual Swim Challenge Cascais was held yesterday under great conditions with 350 participants. 3.8 km Top 10 Race Results 1. Andre Santoss 52:15.00 2. Amaury Rocha de Oliveira 56:09.65 3. Miguel Maria Arrobas 56:47.25 4. Ana Luisa Martins Santo 1:01:18.95 5. Miguel Sergio 1:02:54.85

Hoover Dam, Nevada. Kara Robertson, a Nevada-based veteran race director (Slam the Dam + Las Vegas 10) and a renowned open water swimming coach with Swim Las Vegas, swam 10.85 miles from the base of the Hoover Dam in 52-54ºF water. “55ºF is my ideal temperature.” In 2008, Robertson swam the unprecedented 10.85 miles from

Courtesy of Monterey Bay Swimming Association, Monterey Bay, California. Amy Appelhans Gubser joined a very select group of women who have been the only people in history to successfully cross Monterey Bay near San Francisco, California. Her 17 hour 49 minute crossing across the 25-mile big water is not for the unprepared. Monterey Bay [see