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Bill Welzien completed his 143rd career 20.1 km circumnavigation swim around Key West in southern Florida – a remarkable feat and 34-year streak for the dynamic 74-year-old.
#143 for Bill Welzien around Key West: I feel God’s pleasure when I swim Read More »
Phil White and his hearty team of volunteers hosted the 11th annual Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival in -0.83°C water
Franziska Partheymüller, Kilian Franke, and Tina Deeken won German Ice Cup titles in the 2024/2025 ice swimming series
Franziska Partheymüller, Kilian Franke, Tina Deeken Win 2024/2025 German Ice Cup Titles Read More »
Orlando Iván Mejía Tronco and Juan Fernando Urrutia Valencia are organizing the new 27 km Mayan Channel Swim across the beautiful Cozumel Channel between Isla Cozumel and Riviera Maya.
The New Mayan Channel Swim, A Crossing of the Cozumel Channel Read More »
Mariano Mortara won the renewal of the famed 88 km Maratón Acuática Hernandarias-Paraná, organized by Andrés Solioz.
The Famed 88 km Maratón Acuática Hernandarias-Paraná Is Back Read More »
Colm Daly and Ger Moore created the Lough Ree Orcas swim group to encourage people to safely enjoy swimming in the open water.
The Joy of Swimming with the Lough Ree Orcas Read More »
One of the World’s Top 100 Rivers Swims, the GlommaDyppen in Norway includes the 2 km Loffer’n, the 6 km Elvenøkken, and the 11 km Fløter’n races held in August.
Going Down The Glomma in the GlommaDyppen Read More »
What are the World’s Top 100 River Swims? Share your favorite river swims and canal swims to update the 2025 edition
What Are The World’s Top 100 River Swims? Read More »
Bill Welzien completed his 142nd career 20.1 km circumnavigation swim around Key West in southern Florida – a remarkable feat and streak for the dynamic 74-year-old.
142 And Counting For Bill Welzien – The Septuagenarian With a Remarkable Streak Read More »
Eduardo Collazos Valle has completed 13 consecutive Travesía Ruta Olaya swims and is on the verge of completing the Oceans Seven, the first by a Peruvian swimmer
Hero of Peru Honored by the Travesía Ruta Olaya Read More »