Open Water

2023 Australian Open Water Championships Head West

Elite swimming is set for a return to Western Australia with the iconic Busselton Jetty to be centre stage for the 2023 Australian Open Water Championships.

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Inside The Beautiful Mind of Alex Kostich

Kostich, 52, recently placed second in the Double Waikiki Rough Water Swim, a 7000-meter swim from San Souci Beach to Ala Wai Channel and back.

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Katie Grimes, Brennan Gravley Win 2022 U.S. Open Water Swimmer of the Year Awards

USA Swimming announced Katie Grimes and Brennan Gravley as the Open Water Swimmers of the Year winners at the Annual Business Meeting.

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WR-Holder Sarah Thomas Explains What Actually Goes into Swimming 100 Miles

SwimSwam sat down with Sarah Thomas, the world record-holder for the longest continuous swim done in current-neutral conditions (104.6 miles).

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Ross Edgley Breaks Record For Longest Swim in Loch Ness With 49 Mile Outing

36-year-old Ross Edgley swam continuously for 52 hours and 39 minutes, setting the record for longest swim in Loch Ness at 49 miles.

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LEN Open Water Cup, Leg 6 Preview: Who Closes The Season On A High?

2016 Olympic bronze medallist Marc-Antoine Olivier is among the favorites in a stacked men’s field that also features German Rob Muffels.

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Swimmer Gustavo Penilla Died From Heart Attack During Waikiki Roughwater Swim

Long Beach Masters swimmer Gustavo Penilla reportedly suffered a heart attack during the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim and died soon after on Sept. 5th.

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Hungary Tops the Medal Table at the 2022 World Junior OW Championships

With four gold medals and three bronze, Hungary finished top of the medal table at Open Water World Juniors, unseating the United States, the 2018 winner.

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2022 World Junior OW Champs: U.S and Hungary Win Gold in Mixed Relays on Day 3

The U.S and Hungary earned gold in the mixed 4×1500 relays on the final day of the 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships.

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2022 World Junior OW Champs Day 2: Hungary’s Fabian and Betlehem Earn 10k Gold

Hungary performed exceptionally in the 10k this morning, seeing Bettina Fabian and David Betlehem win the girls and boys races respectively.

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arena Swim of the Week: Katie Grimes Earns Dominant World Junior Open Water Title

The 16-year-old won the girls’ 7.5k at Junior Open Water Worlds in Seychelles by more than two minutes, averaging 1:06 per 100 meters.

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2022 World Junior OW Champs Day 1: Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein Each Win Gold

Katie Grimes won the girls 7.5k at the 2022 World Junior Open Water Championships by well over two minutes.

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2022 World Junior Open Water Champs: Event Schedule and Preview

The 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships are set to take place from September 16-18 at Mahé, Seychelles.

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Russian Open Water Swimmer Kirill Abrosimov: Lack of Racing Is “A Huge Step Back”

The 30-year-old European open water champion is struggling to find motivation with his inability to race on the international stage.

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Bárbara Hernández Huerta and the North Channel Swim

The dryrobe® Ambassador completed the swim as part of the Oceans Seven – a marathon swimming challenge of seven open water channel swims.

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