Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Liz Fry keeps getting better and better. Her recent exploits at the 2015 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge mirrored her successes from the English Channel to around Manhattan Island. She swam 133.8 km in a 4-day stage swim - making another stamp on open water swimming history. In 2011 at the age of 52, Fry took 24
Interview courtesy of Mackenzie Miller on the 2014 Ederle Swim from New York to New Jersey. The Ederle Swim that takes place in New York is a 17.5-mile race, attracting swimmers from around the world. Starting in Manhattan, New York, swimmers race to Sandy Hook in New Jersey dodging ferries and boats along the New York City skyline all while seeing
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Shivering by an open water swimmer is like experiencing… …a wipeout by a surfer …a nose bleed by a boxer …road rash by a cyclist …a missing tooth by an ice hockey player …a hard tackle by a football player …an ankle sprain by a volleyball player …shin splits by a runner …cuts and scrapes of a
Courtesy of END-WET, down the Red River from North Dakota to Minnesota. "I loved Grand Forks and the Red River swim itself," describes Honolulu resident Michael Miller about the 2014 END-WET swim that he completed in 9 hours 34 minutes. "What I didn't expect was how much one has to go through to even just go for a swim. Even during nice days, one cannot
Even without a place to practice open water swimming in her native city of Delhi, Indian swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja has traveled around the world as a swimming ambassador from India. The busy Assistant Professor in Physical Education & Programme Officer Alumna Relations at the Lady Shri Ram College in University of Delhi has participated in competitions
The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced the Honourees for its Class of 2014. In addition to Melissa Cunningham (Australia), Sandra Bucha (U.S.A.), Vojislav Mijić (Serbia), James Anderson (U.S.A.), Jane Katz (U.S.A.), and the Indonesian Swimming Federation, Elizabeth Fry (U.S.A.) was selected as an Honour Swimmer. [Read more...]Copyright
Although the official results of yesterday's Manhattan Island Marathon Swim have yet to be announced, the teammates and swimmers from Surrey, United Kingdom were ecstatic yesterday with the swim by Ellery McGowan, the oldest person in the 28.5-mile circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. The native of Tasmania who is now working in Surrey as a head swimming
Memorial swims are swimming events or races that serve as a focus for memory of something or someone, usually someone who is deceased. Memorial swims
include events that celebrate the legacy of a race founder, commemorate a spectacular achievement, call attention to a local individual or young person who died tragically in the water, or raise
Emma Otto-Moudry was blazing fast in shattering the 17.5-mile Ederle Swim course record from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Manhattan Island in a time of 4 hours 38 minutes yesterday. The previous record was held by Evan Morrison in 5 hours 24 minutes. NYC Swim organized a record attempt based on favorable tides that the young 17-year-old from Ithaca, New York
The history of swimming between Manhattan Island in New York and Sandy Hook in New Jersey dates back almost 100 years. The course has become increasingly popular since NYC Swim's first Ederle Swim in 2006. In 2011, Liz Fry set the records for one-way swims in both directions. Later, local New Yorker Lance Ogren broke the overall course record for
