Open Water

A group of swimming champions will take on their biggest challenge yet - the English Channel. A five-person team will embark on a 33,000-meter journey through the world's busiest shipping lane. Ross McWhirter, Jordan J. Dunn, Harrison Haines, Jack Blyzinskyj and Dan Wallace will journey from England...

Greek Lifesaving Sports Association Brings Together Experts, Organizations to Push for Olympic Inclusion The Greek Lifesaving Sports Association (GLSA) convened a symposium in May that pushes for the inclusion of the sport in the Olympic program. The symposium, hosted in Greece, brought together 39 ...

The Bucket List. May 30, 2023 Tuesday 6:30 a.m. Turning 60, Paul O’Neill and his wife take a few days at “Muir Eirann” in The Irish Sea for some final laps before Saturday’s “TriATHY” Kildare Triathlon. After 750 meters swimming in The Barrrow River, Paul expects to sprint out of the water and onto ...

Ben Tuff had hit rock bottom. Eleven years ago, he knew he had to get sober. Needing something to jumpstart his recovery, he decided to start swimming. And he hasn't stopped. Tuff, 42, has been near the water ever since, and will release a documentary called "Swim Tuff: How I Swam My Way Out of the ...

Scottish Soccer Legend Graeme Souness to Swim the English Channel Former Scottish soccer player and manager Graeme Souness has announced his intention to swim the English Channel to raise money for a rare skin condition. Souness is raising funds and awareness for epidermolysis bullosa, a rare geneti...

The 12 athletes named to the 2023 U.S. Open Water National Team, presented by Toyota, earned the distinction based on their results from the 2023 Open Water National Championships 10K, which took place April 21-23 in Sarasota, Florida. The top six finishers in the men’s and women’s competitions ...

Paris Implementing ‘Swimming Plan’ to Ready Seine for Paris Olympics The Seine will host the open water events at the Paris Olympics in 2024, which has required a yearslong “swimming plan” to clean up the waterway. The New York Times detailed the efforts last week, which includes “thousands of new u...

Leonie Beck, Florian Wellbrock Make it German Sweep in World Aquatics Open Water Cup Germany ruled the first World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup stop of the 2023 season, with Leonie Beck and Florian Wellbrock picking up wins last weekend at Soma Bay in Egypt. Beck won the women’s 10-kilomet...

Open Water and Pool Double Duty? Plenty of Recovery Time in World Champs Schedule When Gregorio Paltrinieri secured the third world title of his career in the 1500 freestyle, hitting the second-fastest time ever in the process, it was one of the most impressive moments of his career, particularly af...

Katie Grimes, Brennan Gravley Add 5K Titles at Open Water Nationals Two days after racing the 10-kilometer swim in the all-important World Championships qualifying race, Katie Grimes and Brennan Gravley were both back on the course at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla., for the 5K race. With th...

‘Heart Just Isn’t In It’: Australian Kai Edwards Announces Retirement Australian Olympic open water swimmer Kai Edwards announced his retirement this week, saying “my heart just isn’t in being a competitive swimmer anymore.” Edwards posted his decision to Instagram. View this post on Instagram ...

Daisy Collins and Dillon Brigman Capture U.S. Junior National 5K Titles After the U.S. Open Water National Championships featured the 10-kilometer races Friday, in which Katie Grimes and Mariah Denigan secured the spots to represent the U.S. women at the World Championships while brothers Brennan Gr...

Brennan Gravley, Dylan Gravley Medal in Men's 10K At U.S. Open Water Championships It was a banner day for the Gravley brothers at the U.S. Open Water National Championships Friday. Brennan Gravley won the silver medal, while his brother Dylan Gravley, won the bronze medal in Sarasota. Spain's Carlo...

Katie Grimes Wins Women's 10K at Open Water Nationals Last year, Katie Grimes raced both pool and open water events at the World Championships. After she won her first international medals in the 1500 freestyle (silver behind Katie Ledecky) and 400 IM (silver behind Summer McIntosh), Grimes took fif...

Out Of the Tank: The Allure of Something New and Wide Open in Swimming By Mark Welte After swimming competitively for a decade or more in NCAA or Olympic echelons, and after hearing the horn for the final time of their career, many swimmers stay dry for a spell, sometimes lasting a week or month, an...

National champion titles, as well as slots on the Open Water National Team, National Junior Team and several international teams will be on the line April 21-23 at the 2023 Open Water National Championships. The three-day event will be held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Mor...

Eric Brown, Emma Finlin Claim Canadian Open Water Titles Eric Brown and Emma Finlin were crowned Canadian Open Water champions this weekend at the nation’s championships in the Cayman Islands. Brown (Pointe-Claire Swim Club) won the men’s 10-kilometer race at Governor’s Beach in a time of 1 hour, 55...

Led By Chelsea Gubecka, Australia Names Open Water Squad For World Championships Australian Champions Chelsea Gubecka (Yeronga Park) and Nick Sloman (Noosa) will lead an eight member Australian Dolphins team named by Swimming Australia to contest the Open Water component of the World Aquatics Champi...

Marathon Swimming: Where Women Have Outperformed the Men Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. As a tribute to the women who have contributed to, grown and defined excellence in the sport, Swimming World will run several features throughout the day which celebrate some of the great...

Marathon Swimming in a Shark Cage: A Unique Way to Race in the Open Water You might ask: “Why would anyone knowingly swim in waters frequented by the more dangerous species of sharks (great white, bull and tiger to name just three)?” A silly question really as we witness: Free climbing El Capitan in...