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David Olvera López from the small town of San Luis Potosí (27, Mexico, World Aquatics bio here, @thefreezewiz) dreamed big, worked hard, and broke Andy Donaldson’s 20 Bridges overall speed record for swimming 45.9 km around Manhattan Island in New York. Olvera, guided by the veteran escort paddler Alex Arévalo of New York Open Water, swam a […]
David Olvera López Dreams Big, Drops Manhattan Island Record Read More »
Piotr Biankowski from Rumia, Poland talks about his life as a channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, winter swimmer, and ice swimmer.
The Open Water Life of Piotr Biankowski Read More »
Ernie Hoftyzer explains a number of triggers throughout his career that have spurned him on to complete different marathon swims and channel crossings.
Ernie Hoftyzer On Getting Started and Keep Going Read More »
Claire Russell completed her Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, a journey that she started 7 years ago with an Ice Mile
Andy Donaldson set a new 45.9 km circumnavigation swim record around Manhattan Island in New York City this morning, breaking the former record of Oliver Wilkinson by a slim 3+ minutes
Circle Line Tour by Andy Donaldson Sets Record Around Manhattan Island Read More »
16-year-old Maya Merhige completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming after crossing the English Channel in 11 hours 39 minutes
Youthful Adventures of Chasing Channels by Maya Merhige Read More »
Professor Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei is an Iranian open water swimmer at the Sabanci Business School in Istanbul, Turkey who is a prolific marathon swimmer
Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei: Professor by Day, Adventurer by Nature Read More »
On June 18th 2011, a confluence of open water swimming events occurred in New York: 45.9 km MIMS race, WOWSA Awards, Global Open Water Swimming Conference, and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies
A Marathon Swimming Inflection Point: New York City, June 2011 Read More »
Erica Rose won a competitive 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in June 2011.
MIMS…Way Back When Erica Rose Won Manhattan Island in 2011 Read More »