Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ocean swimming…stand up paddling…outrigger canoeing…surf skiing…paddleboarding…ocean triathloning…free diving. Those are some of the many ocean-going activities of Brazilian-bred athletes like João Castro. What started out as Castro’s passion for outrigger canoeing on a local level has turned into a massive nationwide gathering of watermen and waterwomen doing all kinds […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Revista Open Swim was the first Spanish-language online open water swimming-centric publication. But the magazine is going old school … as in back to paper like magazines of the 20th century. Founder and publisher Tom Morgenstern explains, “Since our goal is to reach more and more swimmers who are

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Is there a doctor available?” is a question that is occasionally heard when life-threatening emergencies occur in sports or injuries occur during activities. Now shift the playing field from dryland to the open water. The question, “Is a doctor available?” now becomes even more critical. Few training swims and

Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, Cook Strait, en route to the Oceans Seven.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 19th annual 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim was stopped mid-way by high winds. “With winds that gradually increased, the conditions led to a change of the cross-bay swim to a safer triangular contingency course. But after battling for almost three and a half hours on an alternate, sheltered

Courtesy of Clara Rabat, MARNATON eDreams, Barcelona, Spain. The sponsor of this year’s VI Copa MARNATON eDreams is Volkswagen California. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles T Range is being promoted as one of Volkswagen’s greenest vehicles with a reflection of a lifestyle associated with personal freedom and a profound connection with nature. This perspective makes all

Courtesy of Sinead Merrigan, Irish Long Distance Swimming Association. Sinead Merrigan reported on the recent Irish Long Distance Swimming Association ceremony. “The awards were a fantastic success with old faces and new gathering together. It was also a good night out and about the beautiful city of Belfast. It was great to have the support