Phil White exudes an air of confidence. You not only puts swimmers at ease, but he also puts his money where his money is. He is touting the Georgeville or Bust as a 15-mile cold water swim on October 5th between America (Newport, Vermont) and Canada (Georgeville, Quebec). With ice swimmers like Charlotte Brynn in the neighborhood and many cold-water
Feodor Orlov traveled from his home in Dublin, Ohio to the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont to participate in the inaugural World 10 Mile Swimming Championship. After pushing NCAA All-American Eric Nilsson with all he had, we asked the young 17-year-old about his experience at the 16.2 km Kingdom Swim: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How did you feel
Last Saturday, Northwestern University All-American swimmer Eric Nilsson won the World Open Water Swimming Association 10 Mile World Championship at the Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. After pushing himself to the limit and being pushed by teenager Feodor Orlov over the entire 16.2 km course, we asked the veteran about the Kingdom Swim.
At the Fifth Annual Kingdom Swim signature race, age proved a valuable asset to climb a top the podium. Maturity showed and stamina was sustained on both the men's and women's side when 20-somethings were able to out-swim some pretty tough and seasoned teenagers. Post college graduates gradually got the upper hand in the challenging 10-mile world
