Open Water

Washington State Sends Four Swimmers to MPSF Open Water Championships in Long Beach

Cougar swimmers Avery Bulkley, Sophie Hay, Tatum Janning and Vivien Nett are headed to Long Beach for the 2025 MPSF Open Water Championships on Saturday.

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Moesha Johnson, David Betlehem Close Out 2025 Open Water Season At World #1

Australia’s Moesha Johnson and Hungary’s David Betlehem end 2025 at #1 in the first year World Aquatics has kept an official ranking

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David Betlehem Claims Open Water World Cup 10k Gold In Italy; Fontaine Gets Overall High Point

David Betlehem and Logan Fontaine got first and second in Golfo Aranci, which launched Fontaine to the cup’s overall crown

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Ginevra Taddeucci Claims 10k, Overall Open Water World Cup Title On Home Turf

The 28-year-old Taddeucci was all smiles after winning her first world cup gold medal and the overall title in her home country

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7x World Champion Ana Marcela Cunha To Swim The English Channel

One of the most decorated open water swimmers of all time, 33-year-old Cunha now sets her sights to a longer feat in the English Channel

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Hector Pardoe Wins the 2025 BBC Green Sport Award for Athlete of the Year

This award comes on the back of Pardoe becoming the first person in history to swim Britain’s three largest lakes in August.

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British Marathon Swimmer Attacked By Shark During Catalina Channel Attempt

Chris Murray, a 50-year-old from the United Kingdom, was attacked by a shark while attempting to swim the Catalina Channel.

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Ecuador y Brasil, campeones de los 10 kilĂłmetros del Sudamericano Juvenil

Con la prueba reina, comenzó a actividad de las aguas abiertas en Brasil. Resultados y más detalles de las pruebas de miércoles.

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Ivan Puskovitch Wins Fran Crippen Open Water Athlete of the Year Golden Goggle Award

Puskovitch was 7th in the 3 km knockout event at the 2025 World Championships and also competed in the men’s 5 km event.

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Fabio Dalu, Lisa Pou Crowned 2025 European Open Water Cup Champions As Poland Sweeps Last Leg

Lisa Pou continues hitting milestones for Monaco in the sport, while Fabio Dalu keeps the men’s title in Italy. The cup’s last leg went to two Poles.

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Olivia Smoliga & Becca Mann Among Winners At 2025 Chicago River Swim

Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga (pictured) won the women’s 1-mile non-wetsuit race at the Chicago Open Swim on Sunday.

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Betlehem, Tarasiewicz Pick Up Wins At Barcelona Stop Of European Open Water Cup

Poland’s Klaudia Tarasiewicz picked up a second 2025 European Cup win, while Hungarian David Betlehem fought hard for his first

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Vermont Wins CCSU Open Water Festival With Four of Top Five Finishers

Katie Lester was Vermont’s top finisher in the 5k circuit, placing second overall, while Sacred Heart’s Sophia Velleco took the overall victory.

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Nick Sloman, Chelsea Doyere (Gubecka) Double Up At Inaugural Australian Open Water Cup

Fresh off Australia’s most successful open water campaign in Singapore recently, Douyere and Sloman won their respective 5km and 3km events.

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Bunbury To Host 2026 Australian Open Water Championships

The four-day festival in January is Australia’s premier event for open water swimming, featuring the Open and Junior National Championships.

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