Ironman World Record Holder Out After Bike Crash Days Before Race
Tim Don, world’s fastest Ironman, out for World Championships after bike crash.
IMSHOF Announces 2018 Honorees
The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announces its 2018 honorees.
CSCAA Open Water Championship Entries Due Saturday
For the second year in a row, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is hosting an open water event that will serve as the qualifier for the 2018 USA Swimming 5K Open Water Championships.
Italian Women Dominate Ohrid Lake Open Water Grand Prix
It was all Italy last Saturday at the Ohrid Lake Open Water Grand Prix stop in Macedonia.
Relay Completes First All-Female Double Crossing of Catalina Channel
According to the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, a team of six female swimmers recently completed the first all-female double crossing…
Castaic Reads 69 Degrees, Wetsuits Won’t Be Allowed at OW Nats Today
The most recent water temperature measurement in Castaic Lake, according to SwimSwam’s Mike Lewis and USA Swimming, has shown 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
Brazilian Olympian Ana Marcela to Undergo Surgery
Brazilian Olympic open water swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha will be forced to take time out of her training schedule at the…
Irish Husband-Wife Duo set North Channel Records in Same Month
Irish husband and wife set two new records within the same month, both swimming The North Channel
Marathon Swimmer’s 93 Mile Trek Halted After 24 Hours in The Water
After a 30 mile swim through shark infested water in 2015, Kim Chambers fails to compete 93 mile marathon swim.
73-year old becomes the oldest person to cross the Tsugaru Strait
Toshio Tominaga of Japan has become the oldest person to ever swim across the Tsugaru Strait. The Tsugaru Strait is between…
12-Year-Old’s 570 KM Swim Stirs Up Controversy
12-year old Shraddha Shukla’s 570 km (346 mi) swim has become controversial after a documentary-maker filmed her sitting in the boat more than swimming.
Van Rouwendaal Gives Dutch Their 1st Swimming Medal With Gold In 10 KM
Sharon Van Rouwendaal won gold in the women’s 10 KM event, the Netherlands’ first swimming medal of the Games.
Anastasia Krapivina out, Anna Olasz in for Rio OW 10K Race per FINA
Anna Olasz will now race in the open water 10K now that Anastasia Krapivina has been barred from the competition.
Ashley Twichell and Ferry Weertman Win 10K’s at Open Water Festival
The Open Water Festival 10k race took place in Miromar Lakes, FL today, with some of the top domestic and…
FINA Institutes changes to Open Water Temp Rules – After Rio
FINA will not be changing their equipment rules before the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, but at their Bureau meeting in Budapest they did agree to make the necessary changes beginning in September.
