Courtesy of Linda Toretsky, Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, Maryland. Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is an annual 1-mile and 4.4-mile swim across the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. 647 swimmers started in two separate heats on the 4.4-mile course that starts on Sandy Point State Park. 621 swimmers finished with 26 swimmers did not finish. 294 swimmers […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina led the Pan-American Colibrí Swimmers* into the 16°C (61°F) Pacific Ocean on its cross-border swim to Playas de Tijuana in Mexico on May 5th. “Whether a pod of swimmers is training for a race or simply for enjoyment on weekend swim – or there

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. An elite team of extreme swimmers started tonight on their attempt to become the first successful 70 km relay across the Irish Sea between the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. If there is any team of extreme adventurers ready for this crossing, it is the hardened and experienced

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Abigail Bergman (Smith College, Class of 2018), Rebecca Nevitt (Wellesley College, Class of 1988), Eliza Cummings (Smith College, Class of 2017), Cathleen Pruden (Mount Holyoke College, Class of 2016), Gabriela Kovacikova (Wellesley College, Class of 2014), and Charlotte Samuels (Smith College, Class of 2020), completed their 40.4-mile (65 km)

Courtesy of Nadando Cerca del Cielo or XI Torneo Internacional de Natación en Aguas Abiertas, Lago Titicaca on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The XI Torneo Internacional de Natación en Aguas Abiertas was held this year on May 6th. For the past 10 years, the 7.5 km (3.8-mile) point-to-point, high-altitude lake swim (for both

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stage 2 of the 120-mile 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim was a 20-mile downriver swim from Kingston-Rhinecliff to Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York. “Today’s conditions were tough with 68°F water temperature and air temperatures in the low-60°Fs. But the river was calm and we had favorable winds. It

Courtesy of WOWSA, Seal Beach, California. “I love places like Seal Beach where the lifeguards update the water temperatures and conditions on a daily basis,” observes Steven Munatones of the Southern California home to aquatic adventurers like Lynne Cox. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Photos circa 1919-1920 in Huntington Beach, California. Popular Republican Congressman Frank LoBiondo represents New Jersey’s 2nd District [shown below] which includes the South Jersey shores where many open water swims and surf lifesaving competitions are head. While the Congressman was an early supporter of candidate Trump and voted in line with President Trump 85.7% of

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Stephen Redmond became the first person to complete the Oceans Seven after he crossed the Tsugaru Channel in Japan, he did it with the most unusual and unexpected nutritional plan. Because he was not used to existing on seaweed, tofu and fish (both raw and grilled) before his