Open Water

Brinegar, Sullivan Headline US World Junior Open Water Champs Team

High school seniors Michael Brinegar and Erica Sullivan are among the 12 athletes who will represent the U.S. in Israel.

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Open Water Marathon Swimmer Abby Bergman Completes Triple Crown

Courtesy: AbbyBergman.com Entering the choppy waters of the Hudson River at Pier A on Saturday morning, Abby Bergman was part…

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France Dominates European Junior Open Water Championships

The French claimed four out of six titles in the individual races at the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Malta. Sadly, the relay events were cancelled on the last day.

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Vanderkaay, Bergmann Pace Field at Brogan Open Water Classic

Courtesy: Brogan Open Water Classic OHIO Masters Swim Club hosted the 29th Annual Brogan Open Water Classic on July 14…

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Wilimovsky on Pool/OW Training: “Trying to make sure I can do it all”

Jordan Wilimovsky has seen immense success both in the pool and in open water, but “it’s all distance” to him.

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German extreme swimmer Nathalie Pohl Wins 20 Bridges Swim in Manhattan

Nathalie Pohl completed the 46-kilometre 20 Bridges Swim, formerly known as the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, in 8:12:37 hours as the third fastest European woman in the history of the swim and became the first German woman to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

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8-Time Worlds Medalist Drattsev Headlines Russia’s OW Roster for Euros

Scotland’s Loch Lomond will play host to open water swimming at the 2018 European Championships.

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Rasovszky Beat French World Champs at Open Water Cup in Barcelona

Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky won his second race in the season, just as in last year he came first in Barcelona, ahead of France’s world champions Marc-Antoine Olivier and Axel Reymond.

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Star-Studded Lineup Set for Open Water Swimming Cup in Barcelona

Another outstanding leg is in sight in the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup as reigning world champions will line up for the start in Barcelona on Saturday.

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17th Annual RCP Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim Sunday, August 19th

Olympic and World Champions, as well as avid open water swimmers of all ages and levels converge in the San Francisco Bay, California to battle it out in “one of the world’s most competitive open water swims.”

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Taking 5 with Jordan Wilimovsky

Some swimmers are tough to catch up with in the water and on land. Jordan Wilimovsky is one such swimmer.

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Swimming Australia Names 3 to Pan Pacs Open Water Squad

Chelsea Gubecka, who was only 15 when she won bronze at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships, will race on the Australian team again in 2018.

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POWER Challenge 2018: Piranhas Open Water Extreme Race Sept 1st

The 2018 Piranhas Open Water Extreme Race is Sep 1st in Pompano Beach, Florida. This event includes four open water races: 5k race, one mile, 500 meters junior race, and the short 100 meter Splash and Dash.

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Wilimovsky Takes Two Wins At Historic Flowers Sea Swim

Jordan Wilimovsky won the 1-mile and 10k races at this year’s Flowers Sea Swim, an open water event held in Cayman Islands. But the 2015 world champion wasn’t the only big name among the almost 800 swimmers competing at the event.

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Taking It from the Pool to the Sea

Eney Jones sat down with Mike Curley, the head coach of the Orlando Highlanders, at the Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islands, to talk about his team’s trip to and performances at the open water competition.

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