Open Water

Documentary ‘Unsinkable’ Recaps Alan Corcoran’s Swim Around Ireland Alan Corcoran’s desire to swim the length of Ireland was borne out of tragedy. It’s sparked not just a tremendous athletic feat, but a documentary film recapping the achievement. Corcoran’s latest athletic feat for charity, a circum...

Open Water Swimming: Achieving the Triple Crown The term “Bucket List” caught the public’s attention in 2007 with the release of a film by the same name starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Their characters were suffering from terminal illnesses and had a list of things they wanted to accompl...

Claire Weinstein, Samuel Marsteiner Win Junior 5Ks at Open Water Championships Claire Weinstein and Samuel Marsteiner won the girls and boys junior 5-kilometer races Saturday at the 2022 Open Water National Championships. The races fell on Day 2 of the three-day event at Lynn Hall Beach Park in Fort...

Katie Grimes, Frenchman Axel Reymond Win 10K titles at Open Water Nationals Katie Grimes and Frenchman Axel Reymond opened the 2022 Open Water Nationals with wins in the 10-kilometer race Friday. Friday’s races in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., kick off three straight days of racing. The top six finishers ...

Three-Time Olympian Haley Anderson Announces Retirement Haley Anderson, a three-time Olympian and the silver medalist in the 10-kilometer swim at the London Olympics, has announced her retirement. The 30-year-old made the announcement via social media. View this post on Instagram A post shar...

Kate Steels, Paul Georgescu named 2021 WOWSA Swimmers of the Year The World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) unveiled its 2021 annual awards on Sunday, naming winners in five categories. Some 520 swimmers were formally nominated by peers and fans, and more than 12,000 people voted online for ...

The WOWSA Awards founded in 2008, is an annual public recognition of the world’s open water swimmers, products, services and events in 5 different categories. Nominees from 37 countries were proposed by the public and selected by the WOWSA Board of Directors & Advisors. Voting Begins — January 10, 2...

On behalf of Carol Zaleski, chair of the USAS Max Ritter Award subcommittee of USAS, Don Leas (USA) and Dennis Miller (FIJI) were chosen as the recipients of the R. Max Ritter Award. "On Tuesday, December 7th, Tom Gompf, Todd Smith and I met with Carol Leas on a FaceTime Call.  We showed Carol t...

With the Pacific Ocean waves adjacent and stars shining above, four of the world’s most inspirational athletes were inducted into the 11th Annual Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame on Dec. 2, 2021 at a sold-out event at Outrigger Canoe Club. The most coveted waterman award in Hawai‘i – the honor is given ...

Passages: Ted Erikson, First Man to Cross Lake Michigan and Hall of Famer, Age 93 Ted Erikson, a member of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the first man to cross Lake Michigan, died on Dec. 1. He was 93 years old. Erikson was inducted to the IMSHOF in 1978. He made his legendary...

Open Water Olympian Ashley Twichell Expecting First Child Less than four months after she competed in her first and only Olympics, Ashley Twichell has announced that she is expecting her first child. Twichell, 32, posted to Instagram a series of photos where she, husband Derek Wall and their dog are...

Extreme Swimming Challenges Around the World By Vanessa Steigauf, Swimming World College Intern Whoever said swimming was not an extreme sport hasn’t heard of the many unique challenges that exist around the world. Every year, they pull swimmers out of their sheltered swimming pools into the waters ...

Alex Kostich Wins His 19th St. Croix’s Coral Reef Swim in 25th Anniversary The 25th edition of the Coral Reef Swim off Mermaid Beach, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands went to a familiar winner in Alex Kostich. Kostich won the five-mile race from Buck Island to Mermaid Beach in a time of 1 hour, ...

Today marks 11 years since the death of Fran Crippen in an open-water race in Dubai that should have never taken place due to extremely high water temperatures. October 23, 2010 changed Dick Shoulberg's life forever. It was on that day that Fran Crippen tragically lost his life at age 26 during an o...

Gregorio Paltrinieri, Leonie Beck Close Out LEN Open Water Cup with Wins Gregorio Paltrinieri and Leonie Beck picked up wins in the fifth and final leg of the 2021 LEN Open Water Cup Series in Alghero, Italy, on Saturday. For Paltrinieri, it’s the second straight win in home waters in Italy. It’s al...

Chloe McCardel Ties Record with 43rd English Channel Crossing Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel has tied the all-time record for successful crossings of the English with her 43rd on Thursday. It’s her second of the season, and she will chase sole possession of the record by attempting her ...

Olympians Katie Grimes, Michael Brinegar Entered in Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup Katie Grimes and Michael Brinegar, distance swimmers who qualified for the Olympics in the pool, will take to open water this weekend in the Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup, from Oct. 8-10 in Lake Las Vegas. Th...

Being a Newbie to Open Water Swimming By Annika Hobson, Swimming World College Intern About to run headfirst into your first open water race? Don’t know how to transition from the pool to the ocean or a lake? Let my firsthand experience and lessons learned guide you. This summer, I trained for and c...

Olympic Champ Florian Wellbrock, Jeanette Spiwoks Win LEN Open Water Cup in Barcelona The German duo of Florian Wellbrock and Jeanette Spiwoks won the men’s and women’s titles at the LEN Open Water Cup race on Saturday in Barcelona. The loaded field featured four of the six medalists from the 10-kil...

Elizabeth Beisel Completes Block Island Swim, Raises More than $130,000 for Cancer Research Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel on Saturday became the first woman to swim to Block Island, a 10.4-mile trip. The Block Cancer swim, done in memory of her late father, has raised more than $130,000 for cance...