To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
It was never easy. Not for 7 years of training, raising money, waiting, dealing with failures, jellyfish, currents, and traveling was it ever easy. It was never meant to be easy. The Oceans Seven is a journey of discovery, decisions, disappointments, and diligence. And, as channel swimmers know well, nothing great is easy. But she […]
Bengisu Avci Goes Seven To Complete The Oceans Seven Read More »
Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Ocean swimming veteran and lifeguard Kelsey Cummings won her 8th consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, a 2-mile ocean between the Hermosa Beach Pier and the Manhattan Beach Pier near the LAX International Airport yesterday. Cummings has always finished in the top 10 overall during her 8-year run on top of the women’s division, but this
Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 8th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim Read More »
John York (64, USA, MSF bio here) of Manhattan Beach, California has an enviable record of channel swimming – but he certainly put in the time and effort to accomplish numerous fast channel crossings over the course of his prolific career. At the start of the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Hermosa Beach, he spoke
John York on Preparing for the Catalina Channel Read More »
Marcia Cleveland (61, USA, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @marciac944) has done the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with an Ice Mile in 4.15°C water and 2.20°C air, one of the fastest 45.9 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swims in history, was the solo finisher in the 25 km Swim Across The Sound in 2014, completed the California Triple Crown
Marcia Cleveland Going For Another Major Swim After Her Oceans Seven Read More »
Moesha Johnson (27, Australia, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @swimmer_moe), Isabel Gose (23, Germany, World Aquatics bio here), and Ichika Kajimoto (21, Japan, World Aquatics bio here, @chika_0307) had a very busy two weeks at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, racing from Singapore’s Sentosa Island where the open water races were held to
We named Linda McGill, MBE one of the best open water swimmers of the 1960’s (see here). In reality, she is one of the best of all time given the scope of her exploits in the pool and open water. McGill was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968 as an Honor Swimmer.
Long Live Linda’s Legacy. Linda McGill Passes Away Read More »
Harrison Haines (@hhaines44, University of Florida bio here) has been a great backstroker all his aquatic life: as an age group swimmer, as a high school swimmer in Massachusetts, as a college swimmer at the University of Florida, and now as an English Channel swimmer. This week, he set a backstroke course record across the
Harrison Haines Sets A Record Going Back Read More »
11 different sports will be conducted in Long Beach at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games including marathon swimming
Calm, Quick, Warm: The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Open Water Read More »
The life and legacy of 31-year-old Patrick Woepse, a UCLA water polo player and channel swimmer, was remembered at a 2.5 km memorial ocean swim in Newport Beach, California today.
We Can Do Hard Things: the Legacy of Patrick Woepse Read More »