LOS ANGELES, California, November 16. A strong kick is an important part of open water swimming technique. Powerful bursts of speed are needed at various points during a race. The

LOS ANGELES, California, November 16. CONNECTIONS develop when humans enter the open water that simply do not happen when homo sapiens are on land. While humans are adept at self-expression,

AUNU'U, American Samoa, November 16. BRUCKNER Chase was formally given the title of Uila O Le Sami in American Samoa by the village Aunu'u. His title was conveyed by Fuiava

ZAGREB, Croatia, November 16. VICKO Soljan, race director for the Faros Maraton, provided the all-time fastest times at the Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championship between 1976 and 2011. Alexander

LOS ANGELES, California, November 16. 30 years ago, Paul Asmuth ruled the professional marathon swimming world and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim was a year away from starting in its

BAKERSFIELD, California, November 16. FAR from the coastlines of the West Coast, inland-located Bakersfield is still getting into open water swimming. Like their counterparts in pools from Portugal to Canada,

WESTERN CAPE, South Africa, November 16. AFTER 21 days and 309K, Craig Torr, Liz Webb and Richard Willmore successfully and safely completed their unprecedented stage swim, traversing the entire length

LOS ANGELES, California, November 16. WHILE mankind has been swimming purposefully in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers for over three millennia from the South Pacific to the western shores of

BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico, November 16. THE first solo attempt across the Sea of Cortez will pit Paul Lundgren against creatures large and small over 60 miles. Paul talks about his