To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Brett Hawke, James Magnussen, and Kristian Gkolomeev play a splashy role in launching Enhanced and its focus on athletes on performance-enhancing drugs.
Will Enhanced Extend Itself To Open Water Swimming? Read More »
The City of Long Beach will host a test event in 2026 for the 2027 event for the LA28 10 km Open Water Swim in 2028.
2026 Test Event for the 2027 Test Event for the LA28 Olympic Open Water Swim Read More »
Prelude: Lucy Johnson, an outstanding pool swimmer in her youth who later ran open water swimming events in Southern California, helped establish the City of Long Beach as the Aquatic Capital of America, to showcase its leading position in America as a hotbed of aquatic sports and to serve as a fundraising arm to support
Like Father, Like Daughter. Peter and Brenna Knapp Cross Catalina Read More »
TOWER 26 founder Gerry Rodrigues kicked off the TOWER 26 summer beach workouts at Santa Monica Beach on a gorgeous Southern California morning
TOWER 26 Beach Workouts Kickoff On Gorgeous Morning Read More »
Ross Edgley is swimming towards Snæfellsnes Peninsula on the west coast of Iceland, making slow progress in big winds over the first week of his Great Icelandic Swim, a 1600 km circumnavigation swim around Iceland.
As I swim long distances in the pool and open water, all kinds of thoughts come drifting in and out of my mind. There never seems to be a dull moment of thoughts or reflections.
SciFi Swimming: What Ifs In The Open Water Read More »
Carol Sing, an IMSHOF Honor Swimme, will host the 2026 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction weekend in San Diego, California in May 2026.
From Jersey to San Diego, IMSHOF On The Move Read More »
Ross Edgley is heading on a zigzag course over the first two days of his Great Icelandic Swim, a 1600 km circumnavigation swim around Iceland that is estimated to take him potentially over 100 days.
Over The Edge, Diary of a Daredevil: Days 1-2 of The Great Icelandic Swim Read More »
Turkish swimmers Yasemin Altintas and Murat Öz had to abort their tandem Molokai Channel crossing at 2 am due to a bite from a cookiecutter shark
Dee Newell of Ireland is among the open water swimming community who has given a TED Talk.
Dee From The Sea Joins Open Water Luminaries Giving TED Talks Read More »