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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The differences in strokes per minute pace by the top European open water swimmers was fascinating to see: from a low of 60.5 spm by Florian Wellbrock to a high of 97.0 spm by Ginevra Taddeucci – who both won the 5 km and 10 km races in the Seine.
Stroke per Minute Pace by Top Swimmers at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships Read More »
Reira Hara, Yasunori Fujito, Tomomi Fujimoto, and Kazuo Funato wrote a paper in the Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology called “Evaluation of Race Pace Using Critical Swimming Speed During 10 km Open-Water Swimming Competition”
Talent Identification and Pacing Variations In World Championship Open Water Swimmers Read More »
Dr. Stathis Avramidis wrote Hidden Heroes: Tragedies that Saved Lives at Sea, an extraordinarily interesting and educational resource to better understand the contemporary world of saving and rescuing others who venture beyond the shoreline.
Stathis Avramidis, PhD Shares Lessons From The Past In Hidden Heroes Read More »
Three-time Olympic 10K Marathon Swim medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal will give a master class in open water swimming to the swimmers of Southern California at the annual Naples Island Swims in Long Beach
Sharon van Rouwendaal Coming To California Read More »
The 39th annual St. Vincent’s Swim Across the Sound took place this past Saturday on August 1st, featuring 235 swimmers who raised over US$500,000 for local cancer patients and their families. Organized by the indominable, indefatigable International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Liz Fry, the proceeds help support cancer patient screenings and living expenses managed by St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Success Across The Sound – 39 Years of Helping Others In Need Read More »
Kelsey Cummings won her 9th consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, while the overall winner, 19-year-old Luka Van Dijk, won his second consecutive title in a close race over Mitchell Bailey.
Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 9th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim Read More »
Phil White summarizes the 2025 season for the In Search of Memphre crossings of Lake Memphremagog from the U.S. state of Vermont to the Canadian province of Quebec.
Marathon Mesdames of Memphremagog Mesmerize Read More »
As Gerry Rodrigues helps prepare the American triathletes and Phil Clayton and Ky Hurst help prepare the Australian triathletes for the LA28 Olympic Triathlon, the Olympic open water swimmers have no idea where their 10 km race will be held.
LA28: Differences in the Olympic Triathlon and Olympic Open Water Swim Read More »
Maegan Grisanti and Brady Shiferman both defended their titles at the one-mile Point to Point Compo Beach Swim while 62-year-old Stephani Sharp was the age-grading overall winner.
Sharp As Can Be At The Point to Point Compo Beach Swim Read More »
Graeme Lowe recently released his new autobiography, A Life Well Swum – Finding Myself in Open Water about his marathon swims in the North Channel, Jersey-to-France, English Channel, Manhattan Island, Lake Zurich, and Catalina Channel.
Joys From Jersey Carry Over To A Life Well Swum Read More »