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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Circumnavigation swims have been attempted by many marathon swimmers in history. One of the first was completed by Robert W. Dowling who swam around Manhattan Island in 1915 in 13 hours 45 minutes.
Round and Round They Swim – Circumnavigation Swims in History Read More »
Olympic swim coach, a sailor, a dragon boat event organizer, an Olympic canoe paddler, surf skier, and triathlete, a pioneering big-wave surfer, an Olympic water polo silver medalist, an Olympic water polo gold medalist, an Olympic rower, a barefoot water skier, and an Olympic triathlon bronze medalist were honored by the Aquatic Capital of America last night in Long Beach
Small Talk, Grand Visions, Huge Personalities at the Aquatic Capital Of America Read More »
45-year-old Adam O’Byrne of New Zealand became an Iron Iceman after completing an Ice Mile in 27 minutes 20seconds in Blue Lake
Adam O’Byrne Becomes The Most Recent Iron Iceman Read More »
Francismar Siviero is a Brazilian open water swimmera from Grêmio Náutico União who swims and eloquently and comprehensively documents many open water swims around the world in the Portuguese language via his blog NATAÇÃO MASTER. He also created the Swimming Through Postcards project where he describes his global tour to iconic locations and open water swimming events. The
Swimming Through Postcards. Mission Completed by Francismar Siviero Read More »
Chloé Witvoet and Matthieu Witvoet will attempt a 1,900 km transatlantic drift swim from Cape Verde off the coast of Africa to Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre, in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea, beginning in November 2025
Matthieu Witvoet and Chloé Léger Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools – Update Read More »
Plannin for the 2026 Swim Shikoku event continues. The 88-day circumnavigation swim around the island of Shikoku, one of the four main islands of Japan, will start in July 2026.
Planning Update for Swim Shikoku: More Detailed Logistics Read More »
Dr. Stathis Avramidis, President of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association wrote a touching tribute to Panagiotis Nastos, a pharmacist in Piraeus who envisioned starting a swimming school in Greece, the first of its kind to help reduce the number of countless drownings that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Vision of Panagiotis Nastos, As Told By Stathis Avramidis Read More »
The Tokushima Kaiyo Open Water Swim is held amid small offshore islands and beautiful reefs of the Takegashima Marine Park on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
Tokushima Kaiyo – Open Water Swimming Amid Offshore Islands and Reefs Read More »
Val Kalmikovs announced the raw, untamed marathon swimming series in a lake, river, and ocean in Tasmania, Australia called the Tasmanian Wild West Series
Rivers, Lakes, Oceans…So Wild and Untamed on the Tasmanian Wild West Series Read More »
Courtesy of Phil White. Photos courtesy of Kathleen Marcil. Doing a Thomas – or an unassisted, continuous four-way crossing of any open body of water – is never easy and always takes a significant amount of planning, with a splash of good luck. Phil White, escort pilots Gary Coburn and Karina Palmorino, crew members Denise Herman and Christine Herman, and escort kayaker and photographer Kathleene Marcil planned
Nadine Bennett Does A Thomas Across Lake Willoughby Read More »