Oh Great, We’re Baaaack
After the pandemic of 2020, the John West Great North Swim and the John West Great East Swim are scheduled to be held in June 2021.
Tag: Great Swim
Unbelievably Great, Amelia Evans
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, "More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in our participants. They’ve
Unbelievably Great, Ben Robinson
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, "More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in our participants. They’ve
Unbelievably Great, Gill Haddington
Courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, United Kingdom. The organizers of the Great Swim have always known that open water swimming is a sport that always challenges expectations. They wrote, "More than ten years and tens of thousands of swimmers later, the one constant has been the incredible diversity we’ve seen reflected in our participants. They’ve
Great Swim Adds Run
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After years of growing and perfecting the Great London Swim, Great East Swim, Great London Swim, Great Manchester Swim, Great North Swim, and Great Scottish Swim), The Great Swim is now adding a 5 km run after its 800m open water swims in its new SwimRun events. The SwimRun events will be held at the Great
Serious Swimming – Open Water Swim Series Around The World
Open water swimming series are popping up all over the world. A series is defined as a number of open water swimming competitions or events that held in one consecutive season or year, and organized by the same individual or group that (a) are of the same type or distance, (b) tied together by cash prizes or awards, (d) held in the same venue, (d) tied
How Far Did You Swim?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the same way that athletes swim 2.4 miles in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim or 1 mile in the Great Swims, athletes are correctly credited with the shortest straight-line tangent when they do any kind of open water swim, even if they swim crookedly or are pushed by tides, currents or ocean swells or land in an
King And Queen Of The Sea Reigning Over The Open Water World
There are numerous races around the world showcase the sport in beautiful setting with elaborate logistics and thoughtful planning. These open water races offer everything: interesting and challenging courses, live television coverage, exposure via archived online streaming, competitive elite fields, age-group and fitness swimmer heats, convenient hotel
A Convulsing Congregation Of Champions
When swimmers take off at the start of a mass open water swim, with arms thrashing, legs kicking, necks cranking, whitewash all around in a total sensory overload, the description needs to be colorful: A churning cacophony of competition. Or perhaps it is a captivating clamor of camaraderie?Whatever it is, it is certainly charming, collegial and
What The New York Marathon Will Do, Open Water Swimming Does
The New York Road Runners organizes the annual ING New York City Marathon. A one-day event, the ever-popular ING New York City Marathon attracts over 45,000 runners. but the Road Runners are considering expanding their marathon to a two-day event over a single weekend event in order to allow as many as 100,000 runners participate. "We could run on
