To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Ricardo Perlingeiro Mendes da Silva from Niterói in Rio de Janeiro continues as a breaststroke trail-blazing pioneer.
Ricardo Perlingeiro Mendes da Silva Continues to Pioneer Breaststroke Swims Read More »
Brett Nystul, a renowned Art Director and Production Designer of animated features, won a 2024 Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Production Design for his work on the animation film, Spellbound.
Spellbound by All The Global Talent In The Open Water Read More »
Ernie Leskovitz, originally from Florida who moved to Oahu later in life, made a name for himself in both in the pool and ocean races from the Caribbean to Hawaii passed away on January 28th 2026
Ocean Man Ernie Leskovitz Passes Read More »
The 37th annual Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim will be held in 3.8°C water in high altitude in Lake Tahoe
Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim Hits 37 Years (and Degrees) Read More »
Jelena Ječanski is retired, but she was once dominant in Serbian open water swimming when she represented Vojvodina Novi Sad, competing in 56 races between 2011 and 2018.
Swimming in Serbia: When Jelena Ječanski Ruled The Waves Read More »
Marathon/channel/ice swimmer Elaine Howley and Olympic champions Micki King and Katie Ledecky were co-recipients of the 2026 Buck Dawson Author’s Award, given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Ger Kennedy, Stève Stievenart, Teodor Tsvetkov, and Conor O Connor will attempt the five winter Ice Miles in the Five Lakes of Mount Fuji in Japan
Pioneering Ice Miles in the Five Lakes Of Mount Fuji – An Extreme Winter Adventure Read More »
Ayaka Matsushita’s nickhame is Umionna or sea woman – and is enjoying her global ocean journey that has taken her to the Molokai Channel, the Tsugaru Channel, the Rottnest Channel, the Cook Strait – with the Catalina Channel coming this summer.
Ayaka Matsushita Crosses Cook with Catalina Coming Read More »
The 7th Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup also served as the IWSA World Cup event, International Polish Championships, and host of the Baltic Cold Beast 1 km in the Gdynia Marina.
Gleeful in Gdynia In –0.35°C Water Read More »
48-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer empowers you to embrace the cold and other challenges in life via his AQUA and ICE camps
AQUA and ICE Makes The Impossible Become Possible, Plausible, Probable Read More »