Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patricia Kohlmann is a 2-time Olympic sprinter and 2-time Pan American Games bronze medalist who also coaches masters swimmers and open water swimmers with Team Kohlmann. After participating in the 1983 Pan American Games, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, she turned to

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is very rare that three Olympians gather to help others in an open water swimming clinic. But Swim The Riviera provides that rare opportunity with Gilles Rondy (2008), Julien Sauvage (2012) and Ophélie Aspord (2012). Loïc Branda, founder of Swim The Riviera, “I aim to share the experience

Photos courtesy of Mike Tsolis, Santorini Island, Greece. Mayor Nikos Zorzos of Santorini and Dimitris Diathesopoulos, president of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, led an eventful press conference announcing the Santorini Experience on the island of Santorini in Greece on October 6th-8th. For more information, visit www.santorini-experience.com. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of Greg O’Connor, Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association. Greg O’Connor of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association announced the legacy memorial swim of James J. Doty. “Jim Doty is a local open-water swimming legend. Jim passed on in 2012, but he will never be forgotten. Jim is responsible for forming the non-profit organization, New

Courtesy of Melissa Kelley, Dreamfuel, Inc. Dreamfuel supports athletes and teams in funding their dreams via the most modern and sustainable ways possible. Dreamfuel supports many different athletes and teams, from the Afghanistan Swimming Federation’s Program for Girls to the world-famous Team Elite training under USA Olympic Coach David Marsh. Sasha Nordengen-Corris has qualified to

Photo courtesy of Masuyuki Moriya, organizing 17 attempts this summer across the Tsugaru Channel, Japan between Tappi Misaki on Honshu [in the foreground] and Hokkaido [in the background]. Among the Oceans Seven swims, there is one channel that sticks out due to its geographic location, linguistic differences, local foods, and giant eddies. The Tsugaru Channel

Courtesy of WOWSA, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Fernando Betanzos won a very close and competitive race among the top three swimmers at this weekend’s 8 km Cruce Cancún in Cancún, Mexico. It was his second consecutive victory in the largest marathon swim sea race in the Yucatán. His 2 hour 1 minute victory qualified him to