The Daily News Of Open Water Swimming

Courtesy of Phil White and Robbie Bailey, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vermont, U.S.A. The 5th Annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival is being held today and tomorrow in a two-lane, 25-meter pool cut in the ice in Lake Memphremagog located near the EastSide Restaurant in Newport, Vermont. 87 winter swimmers supported by 35 volunteers, are competing in […]

Courtesy of Jessica Brooks, Ulaan Tsutgalan, Mongolia. Beginning in 2017, passionate open water swimmer and experienced travel guide Jessica Brooks organized a Wild Swimming Mongolia experience over a 9-day period while offering training sessions with the Mongolian Triathlon Federation. Brooks describes her top five swim spots in Mongolia in the midst of the Gobi Desert,

Courtesy of Vanessa Siviero, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state that borders Argentina and Uruguay, the annual 2.2 km Travessia a Nado do Rio Jacuí is organized by Cristiano Linhares in February. Francismar Siviero describes the 8th edition that will be held on February 24th, “Swimmers from Rio

Courtesy of WOWSA, Elfstedentocht, Netherlands. Maarten van der Weijden never fails to surprise and inspire others. 2018 was no different for one of the most unique aquatic athletes in history with his charity swim in the Elfstedentocht that raised over 5 million euros. Read about his fascinating 55-hour 163 km non-stop Eleven Cities Swim in

Courtesy of WOWSA, Murmansk, Russia. Donald McDonald is a low-key endurance athlete who is one hardened swimmer. McDonald is Iron Iceman from Great Britain who has not only completed an Ice Mile in Lake 32, South Cerne, Great Britain, but also completed the 2015 Ironman Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in 11 hours 17 minutes

Sven Elfferich Sets Ice Kilometer World Record In Austria – Weltrekord im Eisschwimmen in Österreich Courtesy of Josef Köberl, Ice Swimming Association Austria, Freizeitverein Altenwörth, Austria. 17-year-old Sven Elfferich from the Netherlands set a new world record in the Ice Kilometer in 3.6°C water and 8°C air in Altenwörth, Austria in 11 minutes 55.40 seconds.

Courtesy of Dean Swimmer, Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club, Australia. The Bucket List, Bondi Business Women & Bondi Chamber of Commerce present the International Women’s Day Bondi on March 8th. Among the various categories (Business Woman of The Year, Mother of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, Environmentalist of the Year), open water swimmer Rachael

Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Zurich, Switzerland. Martyn Webster enjoyed and experienced a Barraesque year last year in 2018. The 51-year-old British, one of the World’s Top 50 Most Adventurous Swimmers, received the 2019 Barra Award for Most Outstanding Year of Marathon Swimming (all considered) from the Marathon Swimmers Federation. * On April 14th, he completed