Courtesy of Miklós Oláh, Balatonfüred, Hungary. Miklós Oláh is the chief researcher of the Balaton Development Council and has long worked on projects that support the development of the Lake Balaton region. “Balatonfüred is a good choice [for the 17th FINA World Championships and the 17th FINA World Masters Championships], since it is an optimal […]

Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continued on his scheduled 60-day stage swim of 2,860 km along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He is now heading into Day 21 into Austria as

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mexican marathon swimmers Nora Toledano and Mariel Hawley Dávila successfully completed a tandem swim across the Molokai Channel in 14 hours 28 minutes. “They faced good overall favorable conditions,” reported escort kayaker Steve Haumschild. Both women completed their fourth Oceans Seven channel with this crossing. Michael Twigg-Smith commented about

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 51 swimmers and 18 relays tackled yesterday’s Portland Bridge Swim, held under ideal conditions. Race director Marisa Frieder [shown on left] reported, “We put on a kickass race today with perfect weather, glassy water, amazing swimmers, and so many wonderful volunteers. We had a full field and everybody got

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Sex differences between the world’s best athletes in most events have remained relatively stable at approximately 8 to 12%,” explained Øyvind Sandbakk, Ph.D., managing director of the Centre for Elite Sports Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, to Healthline. “The exceptions are events in which upper-body

Cork Distance Week, courtesy of Crispin Thorold, Ireland. The most famous, most popular, and most feared open water swimming camp in the world – the invitation-only Cork Distance Week – was described by Crispin Thorold for Outdoor Swimmer. Read on here by the two-time English Channel relay swimmer and aspiring English Channel soloist. Copyright ©

Courtesy of Men’s Journal and WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Men’s Journal published The World’s 15 Best Beach Towns in its most recent issue. After visiting five continents and 13 countries, the editorial staff of Men’s Journal listed its favorites for the world’s 15 best beach towns: 1. Port Antonio, Jamaica 2. Leblon, Rio de Janeiro,

Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continued on his scheduled 60-day stage swim of 2,860 km along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He is now heading into Day 19 as each day