Photo courtesy of Giorgio Scala of Deepbluemedia, Lake Balaton, Hungary. The women’s 5 km race in Lake Balaton at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships resulted in all kinds of unexpected surprises: 1. That an American won was not surprising given the fact that Haley Anderson has stood on top of the podium for the […]

Courtesy of Greg Shea, Alamitos Bay, California. Alex Kostich, one of the most prolific open water swimmers in the world, will lead the first Open Water Swim Clinic at 9:30 am on July 23rd in Alamitos Bay. After the clinic ends, Kostich will lead a 3-mile training swim around Naples Island in Long Beach, California.

Courtesy of Brenton Williams, phts by Dirk Erasmus, Marina Martinique, South Africa. 33 swimmers entered the 13°C (55°F) water of the JBay Winterfest Cold Water Swim Classic which was held yesterday at Marina Martinique. The Cold Water Classic, presented by Nicholas Melck, lived up to its reputation of being the most extreme swim in the

Courtesy of FINA and Giorgio Scala of Deep Blue Media. Three men at the top of their game came sprinting around the last turn buoy. It was anyone’s race to win. With Olympic champion Ferry Weertman following right behind, American Jordan Wilimovsky went around the buoy in the lead with the reigning 5 km world

Courtesy of Ingemar Macarine, Cebu Strait, Philippines. Ingemar Macarine swam across the Cebu Strait in his native Philippines by pioneering a new route from Argao Pier, Municipality of Argao, Province of Cebu to Barangay Pantudlan, Cabilao Island, Municipality of Loon, Province of Bohol. His first crossing of Cebu Strait was June 12th 2016 when he

Courtesy of Gu Energy Labs, Berkeley, California. The latest Pinnacle Podcast, produced by Gu Energy Labs, can be heard here. Kimberley Chambers talks about her quest to swim 93 miles (149.6 km) down the Sacramento River from Sacramento to San Francisco in 2016 – a swim where she trained rather unusually [see here]. Copyright ©

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The best water polo teams in the world are competing this week at the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium in Hungary at the 2017 FINA World Championships. Alfréd Hajós, nicknamed the Hungarian Dolphin, was the 18-year-old Olympic champion at the 1896 Athens Olympic Games in the 100m freestyle (1:22.2)

Courtesy of FINA, Lake Balaton, Hungary. Can Aurélie Muller of France go two-for-two in the 5 km and 10 km open water races in Lake Balaton at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships? She pulled off a strategically powerful victory in the 10 km this weekend with the 5 km coming up on Wednesday. But