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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Jean Craven and Madswimmer are on their way to the Himalayas to swim in the highest body of water on Planet Earth, 7,000 meters (22,966 feet) above sea level
Jean Craven and Madswimmer Are Climbing Their Way to a 7,000m High-altitude Swim Read More »
TED-Ed educator Alex Gendler and narrator Michelle Snow explain the causes of tsunamis below in an easy-to-understand animation video by Augenblick Studios.
Marianne and Doug Brogan devoted decades to pool and open water swimming. They are honored as namesakes for the annual Brogan Open Water Classic that is an annual summer event in Cleveland, Ohio
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Jean Craven and Madswimmer take off tomorrow on their climb up the Himalayas to swim in the highest body of water on Planet Earth, 7,000 meters (22,966 feet) above sea level
Jean Craven Talks About The Sky Is The Limit, Starting Friday Read More »
Artwork and philosophers have inspired me to randomly think deep thoughts while swimming
I Swim; Therefore I Think – Artful Inspirations Through History Read More »
Kent Nicholas confirmed the 59 entrants in the annual 4-day stage swim in Arizona, known as the SCAR Swim Challenge. 30-year-old Nikko Price is touted as the race favorte
59 Swimmers in Taper Mode in Build Up to SCAR, a 4-Day Adventure in Arizona Read More »
Barbara Milenka Hernández Huerta, known as the Ice Mermaid or Sirena de Hielo, was featured in a documentary film in her native Chile about her 2.5 km swim in Antarctica in 2°C water in 46 minutes 30 seconds. Her Guinness World Record swim was the longest swim in the Southern Ocean and part of her campaign to establish
Ice Mermaid Barbara Hernández Swims 2.5 km at the Bottom of the World Read More »
London 2012. Rio 2016. Tokyo 2020. Paris 2024. Los Angeles 2028. Water quality issues seem to come to the attention of the world’s media every four years due to the Olympic marathon swim and triathlon events.
If you were the ultimate decision-maker in the global open water swimming world, what changes, additions, and decisions would you make to create an open water swimming utopia?
The 8th Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Maui Nui Swim is a 3-day 3-stage inter-island channel crossing in Hawaii between the islands of Lāna’i, Maui, and Moloka’i organized by Dr. Steve Minaglia
8th Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Maui Nui Swim in Hawaii Read More »