Petar Stoychev

Inaugural Ice Swimming European Championships Set To Run In Oradea, Romania

The competition will take place between February 1st and 4th in the Ioan Alexandrescu Olympic outdoor pool.

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Cal Commit Keaton Jones Competing at Ice Swimming World Championships in France

Jones is slated to swim five events — the 50-meter freestyle, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, and 100 fly — in sub-40 degree water.

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5th International Ice Swimming World Championships Set For Jan. 12-15 In Samoëns, FRA

The 5th edition of the IISA World Championships will run from Jan. 12-15 in Samoëns, France, with close to 500 swimmers from 42 countries expected to compete.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame Announces 10-Member Class of 2018

The International Swimming Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2018 inductees which will include 10 names to be…

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Katinka Hosszú and Brenda Villa join FINA Convention’s Olympic success panel

Dr. Julio C. Maglione, FINA President: “These athletes are the pride of our sport and the stars behind our success – they make it exciting, they draw in the crowds and ultimately inspire the next sporting generation.”

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Jason Dunford, Thiago Pereira, Aaron Peirsol Nominated to FINA Athletes Committee

5-time Olympic Champion, and 16-time World Champion, Aaron Peirsol has been re-nominated to the FINA Athletes Committee. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2012 SWAMMY AWARDS: Open Water Swimmer of the Year

Ous Mellouli training in Los Angeles prior to the 2012 Olympics. Photo credit Mike Lewis www.OlaVistaPhotography.com @mike2swim

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2012 European Open Water Swimming Championship – Stoychev gets first gold

Swim News: Swim Photo Credit: Mike Lewis / Ola Vista Photography @mike2swim

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UPDATE Trent Grimsey Breaks English Channel WR!

Mike Lewis / Ola Vista Photography follow @mike2swim

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Australia’s Grimsey takes FINA Open Water Grand Prix title

Trent Grimsey of Australia is the 2012 FINA Open Water Grand Prix series winner. The FINA Grand Prix curcuit was…

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Olympic 10K Marathon Open Water Swim – Final Countdown

With less than 24 hours to go until the start of the women’s 10K marathon open water swim there is…

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Breaking it down: Olympic 10K Marathon Open Water Swimming

A breakdown of what to expect at London’s Serpentine: one of the best spectator courses in history. (Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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