Open Water

2017 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year

After coming back from a major surgery and a coach change to tie for the most-ever open water world championships medals won by a woman, Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha is our 2017 Swammy Award winner for Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Ferry Weertman Repeats as OW Swimmer of the Year

To see all of our 2017 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2017 Open Water Male Swimmer of the…

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Swim Across America Raises Record $4.8 Million in 2017

With the record-breaking 2017, SAA has raised over $65 million for cancer research.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kolesnikov’s Finest Hour

It was a banner week for Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov. In fact, the hardest decision about this Swim of the Week is which Kolesnikov swim to select.

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Paralympic Vice President Julie Dussliere on Paralympics (Video)

Video is courtesy of Open Water Planet and the Triton Series.  Open Water Planet just concluded the second leg of…

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Olympic Coach John Dussliere Gives Open Water Rundown (Video)

Video is courtesy of Open Water Planet and the Triton Series.  Open Water Planet just concluded the second leg of…

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Open Water Planet: Triton Southern Cross I Mile Champ (Video)

Video is courtesy of Open Water Planet and the Triton Series.  Open Water Planet just concluded the second leg of…

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Canadian Swimmer Philippe Guertin Retires After Losing Funding

Philippe Guertin is retiring after a turbulent year in his relationship with Swimming Canada and its open water head coach, Mark Perry.

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2018 Junior Pan Pacs Open Water Race Cancelled

The open water portion of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships has been cancelled to allow athletes to focus on the World Junior Open Water Championships the following month.

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Open Water Planet: Triton Southern Cross 5k Champs (Video Interview)

Video is courtesy of Open Water Planet and the Triton Series. 

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: East 800 Free Relays Soar

At USA Swimming’s Winter Junior Championships – East, the opening night saw two of the best age group 800 free relays in history, punctuated by two of the best leadoff splits in age group history.

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Nagaraja Becomes First Canadian, Indian to Swim Strait of Magellan

47-year-old Madhu Nagaraja successfully swam the Strait of Magellan on November 29th.

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Tempe Set To Host 2018 U.S. Open Water Nationals

The 2018 Open Water National Championships will take place in Tempe, Arizona.

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Enter To Win Winter Training Package

Three (3) lucky winners will receive…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: The Grothe of a Post-grad Distance Star

For many, the end of college marks the end of a competitive swimming career. For Zane Grothe, it was only a beginning.

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