European Championships Open Water Events Postponed or Canceled Because of Weather
Thunderstorms and more heavy waves meant another postponement of open water events in Italy this week, with one race being canceled.
Will Glass Replaces Brice Barrieault on World Junior Open Water Champs Roster
Sandpipers of Nevada standout Brice Barrieault (pictured above) declined his spot in the 10K due to a commitment at Army West Point.
“Team Thunderdome” Wins The 56th Around The Island® Swim
“Team Thunderdome” completed the 22.75mi (36.6km) course around Absecon Island, and the cities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, and Longport, in 8:02:51.
Ontario Claims Double Gold In Open Water To Close 2022 Canada Summer Games
Ontario’s Olivier Risk and Bailey O’Regan swept the 3km open water events as the province finished atop the medal table with 24 gold and 52 total medals.
17-Year-Old Sophia Bell Crushes Lake Tahoe Vikingsholm Record with Unofficial Time
Sophia Bell completed the Vikingsholm crossing in Lake Tahoe on Monday morning, finishing the 10.6-mile swim in an unofficial 4:27.17.
Rob Woodhouse Becomes Australia’s First Olympic Medallist to Swim English Channel
Rob Woodhouse becomes Australia’s first Olympic medallist to cross the English Channel all while raising money for Can Too and North Ayrshire Swim Club.
Maya Merhige Becomes Youngest Woman to Swim Tahoe Triple Crown
The 14-year-old finished the 21.3-mile Lake Tahoe ‘length’ course in just under 13 hours in mid-July, completing the Lake Tahoe Triple Crown.
Finlin Adds Open Water Title, UCSC Dominates Team Rankings As Canadian Champs Wrap
Edmonton Keyano’s Emma Finlin won her fifth gold medal of the competition in the 3km open water event to claim the girls’ 15-17 high point award.
Ilya Kharun Removed from Junior Pan Pacs Team Among Citizenship Confusion
Ilya Kharun was slated to be one of the stars of the American team at the upcoming Junior Pan Pacific Championships, but isn’t eligible to compete for the US.
Norwegian Swimmer Knut Ivan Rasmussen Currently Swimming 700 km in Atlantic Ocean
Rasmussen began his swim at the beginning of the month and is currently at about the halfway mark in the southern part of Norway.
FINA Publishes Official Qualifying Procedure For Aquatics Events At Paris 2024
Relays will now qualify through the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka (top 3) and the 2024 edition in Doha (remaining 13) in order to compete in Paris.
Aurelie Muller, Nathan Hughes Claim Wins At LEN Open Water Cup In Belgrade
France’s former world champion Aurelie Muller was the star of the fourth leg of the LEN Open Water Cup in Belgrade, winning the women’s 10km event.
Brazil’s Cunha Captures Fifth World Title in 25K Open Water to Close Worlds
Cunha won her fifth title in the event and her second individual title of the 2022 Open Water World Championships as she won the 5K earlier in the week.
FINA Announces 20 Members Elected To New Athletes’ Committee
Two-time Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey was one of 20 athletes elected to FINA’s revamped Athletes’ Committee on Wednesday.
Paltrinieri and van Rouwendaal Win 10K on Day 3 Open Water Worlds
Italy went 1-2 in the men’s 10K open water earning the country a total of five open water medals. Gregorio Paltrinieri captured the gold.
