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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Dutch Olympic Gold Medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal Announces Retirement After Historic Career
Dutch Olympic and World Champion open water swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal announced her retirement today via Instagram after a storied career.
Olympic Champion David Popovici Takes On Open Water Racing
Popovici competed in a 3×500-meter relay with his coach, Adrian Radulescu, and one of his training partners, Andrei Enache, in Romania.
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Five Lessons For Endurance Swimmers: Inspired By Captain Matthew Webb
This Monday (August 25th) is the 150th anniversary of Captain Matthew Webb’s English Channel crossing…
Alex Kostich Sets New “True Width” Record On Lake Tahoe
Kostich broke the previous record of 4:43.10 established on Aug. 2, 2019, by Jorge Angel, doing so by nearly 15 minutes.
Masters Swimmer Fleur Sohtz To Swim English Channel To Help Asphalt Green Expand Swim Lessons
After completing two of the three swims in the open water Triple Crown, Sohtz is dedicating her final stretch to giving back to her local aquatics community.
Paulo Strehlke se lució con el oro en los Juegos Panamericanos Junior y estará en Lima 2027
Con este triunfo del medallista panamericano de Santiago 2023 y olímpico en París 2024, México desplazó a Chile al quinto puesto del medallero general.
Catherine Breed Sets New Distance Record in Swim of Lake Tahoe
A 32-year-old marathon swimmer, Breed already holds multiple open water distance records and has her sights set on swimming the entire California coast.
Seth Baetzold Blogs His English Channel Swim
Open water swimmer Seth Baetzold recounts his journey to completing the English Channel swim earlier this year.
After 98-Year Hiatus, The Chicago River Swim Returns This September
Olympic bronze medalist Natalie Hinds is slated to swim in the Chicago River Swim as it makes its return after a 98-year hiatus.
