The Daily News Of Open Water Swimming

Courtesy of Claromecó, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A two-day open water swim clinic will be held between March 16th – 17th in Claromecó, Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by coach Ramiro Saltapé (contact: clinicademar@yahoo.com). Saltapé describes the Travesia Claromecó Aguas Abiertas Clínica de Mar sea swimming clinic, “It is a unique experience for those who love swimming […]

Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 16 Courtesy of Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, Belfast, Ireland. 19-year-old Prabhat Koli became the youngest individual to cross the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland last year when he crossed in 10 hours 41 minutes in 12°C – 15°C water. He was honored in

Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 14 Courtesy of Mervyn Bremner, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Over the weekend, Mervyn Bremner from Cape Town, South Africa completed miles #147, #148, #149, #150, #151, #152, #153 and #154 at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Stanley Kozlowski presented Bremner with a special

Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 15 Courtesy of WOWSA, river Labe, Czech Republic. The 25 km Gaston Memorial Swim is held in the river Labe in the Czech Republic every August. Gaston was a seal who escaped from the Prague Zoo during the floods of 2002 and swam to Germany. Jack

An open letter from Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association, to those interested in supporting, volunteering for, attempting and doing ice swimming, participating in ice swimming competitions, and completing safe and officially recognized Ice Miles. Dear all frozen ones, International Ice Swimming Association has been growing rapidly over the past few years.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Two internationally race-savvy Australians are piling up the airline miles as well as awards. They swept the podium at the 46th aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Both Nick Sloman and Kareena Lee, fresh off of victories in the 2019 Australian 10 km Open Water Championship in Adelaide

Courtesy of WOWSA, Rosario, Argentina. The 21st annual Maratón Acuática Internacional Ciudad de Rosario, the second stop on the 2019 FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series in Rosario, Argentina, Cecilia Biagioli very comfortably won the 15 km race while Ivo Cassini just barely touched out Guillermo Bértola [see photos on left]. Men’s Results: 1. Ivo Cassini (Argentina)

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “No tears (well some), no regrets,” wrote Rick Walker who coached at Southern Illinois University for 32 years in addition to leading dozens of USA national teams at international open water swimming competitions. “I wish to thank all the athletes who chose to follow and at some point lead.

Courtesy of The Adventure Show and Marathon Swimmers Federation, North Minch, Scotland. Colleen Blair crossed the North Minch from the Isle of Lewis to the Scottish mainland for the first time in human history. Her peers with the Marathon Swimmers Federation honored her with the MSF Yudovin Award for Most Adventurous Marathon Swim of 2018.