Track RS courtesy of Evan Morrison, Marathon Swimmers Federation. Toni Enderli of South Africa is getting very close to completing his third Oceans Seven channel after over 18 hours of battling the waves and currents of the Molokai Channel between Molokai and Oahu. He started in the early morning of September 2nd and is closing

Courtesy of Ryan Goad, London Marathon Events. Great Britain’s Jack Burnell is the fastest open water swimmer to never medal at an Olympics or World Championships. The lack of medals led to a period of soul searching and positive outcome; that the Loughborough University graduate decided his talent is best demonstrated in the open water.

Courtesy of Lynn Kubasek, Catalina Channel, California. 54-year-old Jaime Lomelin Gavaldon is within minutes of becoming the latest swimmer to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The Nora Toledano-coached, Dan Simonelli-guided Mexican started his Triple Crown journey in August 1990 and took 27 years to complete it with today’s Catalina Channel crossing. His

Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. As usual, a lot of really fast swimmers have descended upon Waikiki Beach for the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim. Japanese 2-time Olympian Yasunari Hirai [shown on left], Egyptian Olympian Mazen Aziz, defending Australian champion Ollie Signorini, American Olympic water polo silver medalist Joe Vargas, and 3-time Waikiki

Courtesy of World Swimming Association, Washington D.C. The World Swimming Association was a concept that started in 2015. Discussions among swimming coaches and administrators around the world were focused on addressing the failure to fairly, openly, and honestly administer the sport of swimming and to provide for athletes. The World Swimming Association’s purpose is to

Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Faye Poenisch presented Bruce Wigo of the International Swimming Hall of Fame with the poster and a cigar that Fidel Castro left behind after visiting her husband Walter Poenisch‘s escort boat that would guide him from Cuba to Florida. At the age of 65, his