To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
In the United States, there is relatively poor or mostly non-existent television coverage of international open water swimming competitions, but close open water races would be very cool – and inspirational – to watch.
If Open Water Finishes Were Covered Like Pool Races Read More »
Team China coaches Pierre Lafontaine, Mark Schubert, Denis Cotterell are looking forward to continuing their coaching success at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
How much makeup do competitive pool swimmers, marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, divers, water polo players, and artistic swimmers use in competition?
Makeup In The Water – The Use of Cosmetics In Aquatic Sports Read More »
Mark Sowerby started his Oceans Seven journey in 2015. After 6 successful crossings, the Aussie now has only one channel left to become the next Oceans Seven swimmer.
Mark Sowerby Powering Through The World’s Oceans Read More »
Vindication Swim portrays the remarkable life and challenges of channel swimmer Mercedes Gleitze. The film will be released March 8th.
Anticipation Is Rising – Vindication Swim Releases March 8 Read More »
Alisa Fatum won 5 races swimming 2,750 total meters at the 2024 IISA 1st European Championship in Oradea, Romania.
Alisa Fatum Is Back Again and Again and Again at the 2024 IISA 1st European Championship Read More »
I have participated in, planned, volunteered for, and organized hundreds of open water swimming events around the world…in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. But there was no local official as supportive and enthusiastic about open water swimming than Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand. He joined in planning meetings, he reviewed the race courses,
Say It Isn’t So…The Passing of The Incomparable Bill Brand Read More »
2-time Olympic gold medalist Maddie Musselman and her channel swimming husband Patrick Woepse are navigating his rare form of lung cancer as she continues to train for the Paris Olympics
Maddie Has Got Pat’s Back…And Vice Versa Read More »
Who will still be swimming in the open water during the year 2050? Probably many of the same people who are swimming now.
Centenarians In The Open Water – Predictions for the Future Read More »
Adherbal de Oliveira reported on a successful 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Leme to Pontal, by Spanish marathon swimmer Margarita Llorens Bagur (“Tita Llorens“). Llorens is among the world’s elite marathon swimmers. She is a Marathon Swimming Mentor, president of the Canal de Menorca
Tita Llorens Completes the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Read More »