Of all the open water swimming events to be held during the recent past and foreseeable future, we cannot imagine a swim with a higher level of risk and inherent danger than the 86 km Bering Strait Relay Swim scheduled for July 28th. 40 swimmers including the swimmers listed below from 14 countries will attempt to swim 53 miles from Cape Dezhnev, Russia to
The traditional channel relay rules are strict and rightly so. Individual relay members must continue to swim in the same rotation and must swim for the same specific period of time (1 hour) throughout the swim from shore to shore. For example, even if a relay member in the Catalina Channel swimming under the rules of the Catalina Channel Swimming
Representatives of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association and other guests were invited to a special screening of Mercedes: The Spirit of a New Age, a film producer by talented filmmaker Clare Delargy, about the remarkable life of Mercedes Gleitze. Gleitze's daughter Doloranda Pember also attended the world premiere in the beautiful private cinema in
Cliff Lumsdon (Canada), Kevin Murphy (Great Britain), Des Renford (Australia) and their female counterparts Cindy Nicholas, Alison Streeter and Shelley Taylor-Smith call to mind how incredibly resilient and passionate open water swimmers can be. The training that goes behind channel swims, lake swims and marathon swims is largely unseen．They are largely
If you want to learn more about Nuala Moore, Anne Marie Ward and Pádraig Mallon in the Irish language, click here. ICE SWIM from Sean Mac an tSithigh on Vimeo. Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Penny Palfrey is a risk-taker. She accepts risk and understands that failure is part of the open water swimming equation. She set off on two of the riskiest swims possible, on opposite ends of the extreme spectrum within several weeks of each other. It was a high-risk proposition, but if anyone could pull it off, Palfrey could. Unfortunately, her
Nationwide, a program by RTÉ (Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann), Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster, showcases Dingle-based Nuala Moore and Donegal-based Anne Marie Ward who share a passion for open water swimming. Enjoy the program here. They explain why they like "being there" and how the sport of open water swimming has opened doors from New York to
First it was Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward who joined Nejib Belhedi on his 1400K Swim Across Tunisia along the entire coastline of Tunisia. Now it is Stuart Hyde and Thomas Noblett of the Windermere 12-way Warriors who will join in his Swim of Peace that will now be extended to Hyde Park. "There’ll be Great White sharks and jellyfish along the way, but
When Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward heard about Nejib Belhedi's 1400 km Swim Across Tunisia, they did what many open water swimmers do when their interest is piqued. They emailed Nejib and Facebooked him. One thing led to another and now the two open water swimmers from Ireland are enjoying a unique experience in Tunisia. In their own words, this is
Irish marathon swimmers Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward packed their goggles and ditched their heavy coats as they headed for a warmer adventure to Tunisia. The two extreme swimmers joined Nejib Belhedi, who won the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of the Year award, on a few stage swims during his swim of peace along the Tunisian coastline. It
