Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vaseline, Desitin, lanolin, goose fat, duck fat*, TriSlide, porpoise fat, diaper rash ointments, sunscreens, and jellyfish ointments like Safe Sea are often used by open water swimmers around the world. Channel grease is a term used for self-made anti-chafing mixtures that are applied on the neck, arms, legs and […]

Courtesy of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Japan. The Disaster Response Division of the Tokyo Police Department provides safety tips for disasters. They shared information on how to make a lantern using a water bottle which is useful during earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, blizzards or other natural disasters when homes, schools and offices are left without electricity.

Courtesy of Blue Mind Life, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The 7th Annual Blue Mind Summit in Wisconsin will be held on April 4th – 6th, available in person or via a live webcast. Blue Mind 7: The Seven Ages of Water is the 7th annual convening of interdisciplinary professionals working at the intersection of brain science

Courtesy of official photographers Ruud and Corina Emmen. On October 15th 2016, a team of top Dutch swimmers including 2008 Olympic champion Maarten van der Weijden, 2016 Olympic champion Ferry Weertman, long-time professional marathon swimmer Irene van der Laan, and 2017 500m ice swimming world champion Fergil Hesterman together with coaches Edith van Dijk, a

Courtesy of Seven Seas. Soel Yachts makes a solar electric catamaran for coastal waters and inter-island transport that help make eco-swims live up to their missions and ecotourism sustainable. “It is great to see a lot of green initiatives at resorts these days, however, water bound transport always seems to be neglected,” said Joep Koster,

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Great Swim, UK’s biggest open water swim series enters, its 10th year this summer. From Windermere in the Lake District and Alton Water in Suffolk to Royal Victoria Dock in London and Loch Lomond in Scotland, the Great Swim offers distances from 250 meters to a 10 km

Courtesy of Cheryl Osimo, Against the Tide Swim, Kayak, Walk, Run and/or Aquathon, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition will hold its Against the Tide Swim, Kayak, Walk, Run and/or Aquathon events. “The morning events consist of several components: competitive and recreational swims, recreational kayak, fitness walk, and USA Track & Field certified 5K/10K runs. Participants

Courtesy of Bruce Wigo, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Florida. It is one thing for a swimmer to win races and set records, but it is a completely different achievement to save lives in desperate situations. Those feats are exactly what Georges-Urbain Vallerey, Jr., a French recipient of the Croix de Guerre and an Olympic