Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 2008 French Olympian Gilles Rondy swam close to 4 km per hour for the first three hours despite experiencing numerous jellyfish stings from from Saint Lucia (Sainte-Lucie) to Martinique. The Canal de Sainte Lucie is nearly 37 km, but the conditions of the Caribbean Sea slowed him down. It […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine swimming the world’s fastest 100 km open water swim… That is exactly what the Madswimmer group is planning to do with another one of its uniquely challenging and exotic charity swims. Their charity events range from high-altitude swims to cross-border swims, from the Red Sea to the Bering

Courtesy of John Connolly, Lifesaving Foundation, Ireland. The Lifesaving Foundation commissioned a choral piece dedicated to those who drown (listen to Do Not Go Gentle here). John Connolly explains, “Use of this song has been freely offered to the world lifesaving community.” Lifesavers around the world do their job without regard to gender, culture, national

Courtesy of WOWSA. The English Channel is called the Mount Everest of swimming. Allan McLeland should know if Mount Everest should be described as the English Channel of mountaineering. The 50-year-old Corporate Vice President of Human Resources at Sonoco in South Carolina is a man of endurance and commitment who became the seventh individual in

Courtesy of Zoe Sadler, British Long Distance Swimming Association. With worldwide audiences viewing the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016), the Olympic marathon swimmers have become known throughout their respective countries. A few of the medalists from Keri-Anne Payne to Maarten van der Weijden have been household

Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Antarctica. The International Ice Swimming Association is hosting its inaugural event in the ultimate Down Under, the IISA Ice KM Swim in Antarctica. For 13 days between November 7th-19th 2018, Ram Barkai and Dr. Sean Gottschalk will lead an expedition of adventurers and experienced ice swimmers from Ushuaia, Argentina

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lynn Kubasek from Laguna Beach, California wears an infectious smile as one of most joyous people on the planet, especially when she finds her way down to sandy shores. “I found this notepad on the beach after a storm in February [see above]. I think the image implies an

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ocean swims throughout California always require local lifeguards to help planning and execute safety plans. The unusually fit and personable corp of ocean safety experts are always identified by their solid red board shorts and constant vigilance as they walk, run or drive along their section of shoreline. They