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100 Year Anniversary Of Río de la Plata Crossing

Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, Río de la Plata, Argentina and Uruguay. On March 3rd, 2019, Lucas Rivet, Pablo Cosso, Adriano Motta, Marcial Carnevali, Genaro Carnevali, Julieta O’Connor, Ignacio Scott, Carlos Kmetiuk, Andres Sellei, Gaston Faccio and German Pezzenati will attempt a 42 km relay crossing of the Río de la Plata between Argentina and Uruguay […]

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Stephen Rouch Becomes An Iron Iceman

Courtesy of Jaimie Monahan, Rivers Landing Lake, Prospect, Kentucky. Stephen Rouch completed an International Ice Swimming Association-ratified Ice Mile in 25 minutes 12 seconds in the 4°C water of Rivers Landing Lake in Prospect, Kentucky on January 23rd. The 35-year-old’s ice swimming achievement was very close to where he completed the Ironman Louisville on 11

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Kevin Williams Escapes Again And Again And Again

Courtesy of Ned Denison, Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims. 59-year-old Kevin Williams of Ireland completed a 7.4 km swim from Robben Island in South Africa to achieve the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims. The 59-year-old Irishman who trains with the Tralee Bay Swimming Club previously had completed solo prison island swims from Alcatraz

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