To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Jelena Ječanski is retired, but she was once dominant in Serbian open water swimming when she represented Vojvodina Novi Sad, competing in 56 races between 2011 and 2018.
Swimming in Serbia: When Jelena Ječanski Ruled The Waves Read More »
Marathon/channel/ice swimmer Elaine Howley and Olympic champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky were co-recipients of the 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award, given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Ger Kennedy, Stève Stievenart, Teodor Tsvetkov, and Conor O Connor will attempt the five winter Ice Miles in the Five Lakes of Mount Fuji in Japan
Pioneering Ice Miles in the Five Lakes Of Mount Fuji – An Extreme Winter Adventure Read More »
Ayaka Matsushita’s nickhame is Umionna or sea woman – and is enjoying her global ocean journey that has taken her to the Molokai Channel, the Tsugaru Channel, the Rottnest Channel, the Cook Strait – with the Catalina Channel coming this summer.
Ayaka Matsushita Crosses Cook with Catalina Coming Read More »
The 7th Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup also served as the IWSA World Cup event, International Polish Championships, and host of the Baltic Cold Beast 1 km in the Gdynia Marina.
Gleeful in Gdynia In –0.35°C Water Read More »
48-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer empowers you to embrace the cold and other challenges in life via his AQUA and ICE camps
AQUA and ICE Makes The Impossible Become Possible, Plausible, Probable Read More »
Don’t Be Prey is an edge-of-your-seat adventure into Mark Sowerby’s fight to reclaim his life by taking on the Oceans Seven. Featuring unforgettable characters, raw vulnerability, and the constant risk of sharks and jellyfish, it’s a gripping, uplifting journey of resilience, reinvention and what it really takes to survive.
Exploration in the open water is exploding around the world where swimmers of all ages and genders are swimming across, to, down, and around islands, channels, bays, lakes, and rivers of the world
Francismar Siviero is a Brazilian swimmer who was featured in short documentary film, produced by photojournalist Mateus Bruxel for GZH
Whoever Swims In Guaíba Can Swim Anywhere In The World Read More »
Often, open water swimmers eat adventurously around the world on their global travels
Ohhhhh, The Things Open Water Swimmers Eat Around The World Read More »