Courtesy of Phil White, Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival, Vermont. The average age of the participant in the 2017 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Newport, Vermont is 47.3 years. They will be swimming 25m, 50m, 100m, and 200m events in a 25-meter, two-lane pool cut in the ice by the EastSide Restaurant on Lake Memphremagog. The […]

Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, California. For many years since it was first established in 1971 by the swimmers and administrators of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies have long been held at the International Swimming Hall of Fame facilities in

Courtesy of Bruce Wigo, International Swimming Hall of Fame . The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced that Dutch Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming gold medalist and 25 km world champion Maarten van der Weijden was selected to be inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2017. Born in Haastrecht, Netherlands

Courtesy of Linda Kaiser, Molokai Channel Swimmers Association, Hawaii. South African Cameron Bellamy and Steve Walker from San Francisco, California successfully completed a crossing between Molokai Island and Oahu today. The duo started at Papohaku Beach on Molokai at 9:26 pm with Matt Buckman was their escort. “They both lost caps and goggles in the

Courtesy of Rich Roll. Rich Roll is an endurance athlete who broadcasts one of America’s most highly acclaimed wellness podcasts out of Silicon Valley with over 20 million downloads to date. Each week the former Stanford swimmer converses with the brightest and most forward thinking, paradigm-busting luminaries in the fields of health, fitness, nutrition, art,

Courtesy of John Nash, Okinawa, Japan. John Nash of the United States Marine Corps and a former participant in Florida’ Tampa Bay Frogman Swim created the new Okinawa Frogman Swim in Japan that was held concurrently with the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim. “He has hopes for a bigger event in 2018,” says Rory O’Connor. The

Courtesy of WOWSA, Yokosuka, Japan. While a bunch of Navy SEALs and their friends and supporters were doing their best to raise over US$600,000 at the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim in Florida in January, a group of military personnel and friends in Yokosuka, Japan were also doing their own part, both virtually and practically. The