To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Eleftherios Tarkasis, George Mathas, Diogenis Tsonis, Tasos Papadopoulos, Vasilis Karatziovalis, Paraskevi Ougrenidou, and Michaela Fyrgadi helped organize the Cholomon Ice Swimming event, the first for Greece.
A Greek First, Ice Swimming on Mount Cholomon Read More »
Open water swimmers, event directors, and organizers know what the acronyms DNF, DNS, DSQ, OTL refer to, but what do MED and ABT mean?
We Know About DNF, DNS, DSQ, OTL in the Open Water. What Are MED and ABT? Read More »
Europe is the epicenter of the world’s fastest open water swimmers, based on the results between 1991 and 2024 at the World Championships. Check out the historical results.
Europe Is The Epicenter Of Fast Open Water Swimmers Read More »
Professor Salima Bouayad Agha has faced and overcome challenges throughout her life. Now she is seeking strength in the service of others.
Salima Swimming For Parkinson’s Disease Read More »
One of the best open water swimmer from the Balkans is Nace Majcen from Slovenia. His professional marathon swimming career spanned 12 years from 1990 to 2002
The Best Of The Balkans – Who Is Nace Majcen? Read More »
Katherine Batts MBE was honored by the British government for her achievements and selfless acts of voluntarism for the sport of swimming and the Royal Life Saving Society.
Katherine Batts Honored With An MBE Read More »
McKendree University women’s water polo team plays Wagner College in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships.
McKendree Hopes To Make More Magic Read More »
Vanesa Garcia will offer a comprehensive open water swimming clinic at the Club de Regatas Santa Fe this Saturday.
Pro Marathon Swimmer Vanesa Garcia Offers Clínica de Aguas Abiertas Read More »
The City of Long Beach has numerous water quality monitoring stations including two that are within or very near the proposed Olympic 10K Marathon Swim for the LA28 Games.
Water Quality Monitoring for the LA28 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Read More »
53 different countries have qualified swimmers to the Olympic 10K Marathon Swims that were held in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. Find out what countries were most successful.
What Countries Are Best At The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim? Read More »