Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Russian swimmers are swimming very well in their homeland at the 2016 Winter Swimming World Championships in Tyumen, Russia where 1,275 athletes from 42 nations are competing in near 0ºC water. Dominant in every age group and standing frequently on the age group awards podium, the Russian cold water
Photography and reporting courtesy of Nuala Moore of Ireland. Elina Makinen led off a blazing fast 4 x 25m freestyle relay with the Viimsi Veeklubi relay at the recent Pirita Open, 2015 Estonian Winter Swimming Championships. Makinen, Henri Kaarma, Bruno Nopponen and Andres Olvik finished in 54.19 seconds over second-place Ujumise Spordiklubi in 54.50
Reporting and photos courtesy of Nuala Moore of Ireland. Elina Makïnen was non-stop at the recent Pirita Open, 2015 Estonian Winter Swimming Championships. She completed the 450m endurance swim in a quick 6 minutes 33 seconds. She completed 1,100m in 18 minutes. She led off the winning Viimsi Veeklubi relay team with Henri Kaarma, Bruno Nopponen and
