Courtesy of Kirsten Read, Kennebunk, Maine. Kirsten Read from Kennebunk, Maine runs KGR Coaching, an open water swimming coaching program [see here]. The competitive swimmer, collegiate rower, and artist has talents and creativity that go well beyond her coaching and open water swimming (she has won races from the Peaks to Portland Swim to the Nubble
Denison Dares Courtesy of Gavin Browne, Cork, Ireland. 61-year-old Ned Denison will attempt to be the first person to swim 8 km around Cork City, over 7 weirs and under 30 bridges beginning in 6:15 pm on June 3rd . His goal is 1 hour 45 minutes. “I am especially interested in being the first. Somebody will eventually be faster – but there is only ever
Courtesy of Ned Denison, Cork, Ireland. Eilís Burns is a renowned swimming coach in Sandycove, Ireland. Among her many achievements as an athlete, she is an Irish Masters Swim record holder, the coach of Cork Masters, winner of the seven Hogs 5 km open water events, and played six years on the Irish National water polo team. But it is in the area of
There are numerous new open water swims being planned around the world. These new events join the thousands of open water swimming competitions that are over 10 years old. There are several dozens of events that are over 50 years old. But when open water swimming events reach their 100th anniversary, it is a very unusual commemorative happening. This
The incomparable Mercedes Gleitze completed a 30-hour solo swim in Cork in February 25th-26th 1930. The swim took place in the Eglington Street Baths. The Munster Branch of the Irish ASA provided stewards. Mercedes' main nourishment consisted of Bradley's bottled milk and ground coffee. Isabel Burke of Rocksavage, Cork penned the following, dedicated to
Don Watson received an honor long overdue. With innumerable great pool and open water swimmers who developed under his tutelage, Watson was more than appreciative of the Honour Administrator award he received at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. With John Kinsella, one of his most outstanding professional marathon swimmers over a career
It has been a long time since two-time Olympic medalist and 6-time world professional marathon swimming champion John Kinsella has stood among the marathon swimming crowd. But that all changed this weekend in Cork, Ireland when the most dominant figure of marathon swimming of the 1970's came out to introduce his old coach, mentor, and friend Don Watson as
Oswald Schmidt, Co-Chairman of the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies scheduled for October 11th - 13th in Cork, Ireland, reminds us of the special rate available to all conference participants at the Rochestown Park Hotel. For more information on the Global Open Water Swimming
While some of the distance freestyle community does its year-end one hundred one hundreds, the Sandycove Island distance swimmers under the guidance of Ned Denison enjoy a slight twist of the aquatic pleasure and pain of 100 x 100s. Denison pushes the Cork community to join its morning century swim - or variances thereof. "Our standard set is 100 repeats
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While there are the outliers like Dan Martin, Diana Nyad and Penny Palfrey who train outrageous distances who swim 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and more hours per day at their training peak, what do the typical jocks do to prepare for their big day on the ocean? 75 intrepid individuals are about to show the world - and
