To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Don’t Be Prey is an edge-of-your-seat adventure into Mark Sowerby’s fight to reclaim his life by taking on the Oceans Seven. Featuring unforgettable characters, raw vulnerability, and the constant risk of sharks and jellyfish, it’s a gripping, uplifting journey of resilience, reinvention and what it really takes to survive.
Nora Toledano Cadena and Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón offer a 3-day open water swimming clinic in the Laguna de Bacalar, known for its stunningly beautiful water in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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Notable swimmers across the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar during the 2025 season included Marcia Cleveland, Sarah Thomas, Sayani Das, Andreas Waschburger, Kathryn Mason, Luis Gilberto Noriega Hoces, Anshuman Jhingran and Tuna Tunca
Notables Across The Strait of Gibraltar During The 2025 Season Read More »
Paul Leonard describes a cookiecutter shark attack during his Molokai Channel attempt in March
Paul Leonard’s First Reactions and Actions in a Shark Attack Read More »
He started off with a bang and he ended with a bigger bang. Andreas Waschburger started his Oceans Seven journey with an English Channel record and culminated it with a record-crushing 8 hour 11 minute crossing of the North Channel.
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Yuko Matsuzaki (63, Japan, MSF bio here) of Tokyo, Japan traveled throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia between 1988 and 2008 doing a variety of solo marathon swims and professional races. Her longest swim was a 83 km 33 hour 24 minute swim in Florida in 2008. With several dozens of swims and adventures –
Marathon Swimming: My Fun Journey Continues For The Next Generation Read More »
Gráinne Moss needs one more channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven. Her 4-decade career is a fascinating lesson in passion, diligence, determination, humility, and gratitude
Lots of Great Stuff. Gráinne Moss Shares Her Insights on Swimming Read More »
Paul Leonard is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven after a successful rematch with the Molokai Channel in Hawaii
Paul Leonard Swims Around The World With Sharks and Siblings Read More »
Paul Leonard returns to the Molokai Channel after he was hit by a cookiecutter shark and succeeds with a rare 13 hour 50 minute crossing.
Paul Leonard’s Molokai Channel Redux Is A Huge Success Read More »