2017 U.S. Open Water National Championships - (Tag)

The 2017 Open Water Championships continued with the junior men's and women's 5K open water swims. Noah Brune of the Mission Viejo Nadadores delivered a sizzling win in the junior men's 5K open water swim, finishing with a time of 1:01.27.1. https://twitter.com/USASwimLive/status/865965842248290304 ...

The entry lists have been posted for the 10k and 5k races at the U.S. Open Water National Championships, scheduled for May 19-21 just north of Los Angeles at Castaic Lake. The 10k is scheduled for Friday, May 19, and the 5k for Saturday, May 21. Click here to view the full entry lists. Top Americans...

Wetsuits will not be allowed in the 10k races at U.S. Open Water Nationals in Castaic Lake after the lake was recorded at 69 degrees Fahrenheit at 9:30 a.m. local time Friday morning, just 90 minutes before the men's race was scheduled to get underway. According to a new rule passed by FINA and adop...

After finishing second behind Ashley Twichell in the 10k race two days earlier, Trojan Swim Club's Haley Anderson finished on top in the 5k at the U.S. Open Water National Championships at Castaic Lake. She finished in 1:01:52.233 to win by a second and a half. Italy's Rachele Bruni finished second ...

The 2017 Open Water Championships concluded with a tight finish between David Heron and Andrew Gemmell in the men's 5K race. Heron, representing Tennessee, jumped to an early lead in the men's 5K and never looked back. Gemmell, representing Nation's Capital, closed in on him and challenged him towar...

Ashley Twichell pulled away from the field in the women's 10k at the U.S. Open Water National Championships at Castaic Lake, winning by almost a minute over the two most recent Olympic silver medalists in the event. Representing North Carolina Aquatic Club, the 27-year-old Twichell finished in 2:04:...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. Competing among the elements always brings its set of challenges, and this week's U.S. Open Water National Championships at Castaic Lake, that test will be some unseasonably chilly water. USA Swimming had picked the date and location for this year’s World Championship...

Jordan Wilimovsky has been the top open water swimmer in the United States over the past several years, winning the World title in the men's 10k in 2015 before finishing fifth at the Olympics in Rio. He will defend that World title this summer in Budapest after he pulled away to win the U.S. nationa...

By David Rieder. Haley Anderson arrived in Rio as the reigning Olympic silver medalist in the 10k open water swim, and Jordan Wilimovsky was the reigning World Champion in the event, but no American finished on the podium in either of the marathon swim events. Anderson and Wilimovsky each finished f...

Team USA 2016 Olympians Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif./Trojan Swim Club) and Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif./Team Santa Monica) highlight the field of the 2017 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships, set for Friday through Sunday at Castaic Lake, California. More than 200 entries are ...

With the its Open Water National Championships coming up later this month (May 19-21), USA Swimming has announced adopted a new FINA rule involving the use of wetsuits in open water competition. According to the new rule, wetsuits are now mandatory when water temperature is below 18 degrees Celsius ...

The 2017 Open Water Championships continued with the junior men’s and women’s 5K open water swims. Erica Sullivan of the Sandpipers of Nevada topped the women's 5K junior competition with a dominating 1:05.19.9. https://twitter.com/USASwimLive/status/865986057312940032 Finishing second overall was N...