Courtesy of Swimming Canada. Mark Perry develop Great Britain’s open water swimming program in the lead-up to the inaugural 10 km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He analyzed the situations, visited venues, studied conditions, and understood foreign competitors, developed racing plans and comprehensive budgets in his position. Time moves on and so did […]

Darren Miller explaining the Forever Fund and the Oceans Seven (including the North Channel).

Courtesy of Darren Miller, Oceans Seven swimmer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Courtesy of Hobie Mirage Eclipse. Hobie created the Mirage Eclipse, a stand-up pedalboard which seems like a great tool to escort an open water swimmer in practice or during a marathon swim or channel crossing. The Mirage Eclipse is very stable, easy to balance, easy to steer, easy to move with your legs, can turn

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Patmos Revelation is an open water swimming and running event held on the Greek island of Patmos between June 30th and July 2nd. Identified by Forbes Magazine as Europe’s Most Idyllic Place to Live, Patmos has evolved over the centuries, but has not lost its air of quiet

Courtesy of Richard Broer. Marathon swimmer Walter Poenisch will be honored as a Pioneer Open Water Swimmer and Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden will be inducted as an Honor Swimmer during the Honoree Induction Weekend on August 24th – 27th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the International Swimming Hall of

Courtesy of Norbert Schwarzschulz, Wakenitz River, Germany. Sebastian Barsch won the 14 km Wakenitzman open water swim along the Wakenitz River in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany last year in 2 hours 51 minutes and 34 seconds. He is back this year on July 30th to defend his title. Nicole Kopp won the women’s division in 3