Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. There are all kinds of Bucket Swims. The bucket swims can be personal or established, domestic or international, short or long. A bucket swim is an open water swim that individuals have dreamed about and wants to do before they pass away. They can be of any distance in any location depending on the
Larisa Firsova Wins 2019-2020 IWSA World Cup Title Courtesy of Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen, International Winter Swimming Association. Larisa Firsova from Petrozavodsk, Russia won the shortened 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup season. Firsova won both the 45-49 age group and the overall World Cup title with a total of 505
Dmitriy Rubtsov Wins 2019-2020 IWSA World Cup Title Courtesy of Aleksandr Jakovlevs International Winter Swimming Association. Dmitriy Rubtsov from Perm, Russia won the shortened 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup season title. Rubtsov was the overall and 50-54 age group point leader with 551 total points. Aleksandr Jakovlevs
Winter Swimming In China Courtesy of Roman Karkachev, International Winter Swimming Association, Daming Lake, Jinan, China. Foreigners were able to join the domestic winter swimmers in China at two events held between January 7th - 12th: * 6th China International Winter Swimming Festival on the Grand Canal, held in Taierzhuang * 8th Winter Springs -
Winter Swimming In China Courtesy of Roman Karkachev, Taierzhuang, China. Snow + swimming = winter swimming. The International Winter Swimming Association is offering an 8-day event for 550€ that covers the 6th International Winter Swimming Festival on the Grand Canal and the 8th Winter Springs-swimming International Invitational on Daming Lake that
Windermere in winter with Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel & Marina venue in foreground. Start of women's race in the Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel & Marina venue. World champion Christof Wandratsch competing in the 1 km race in 2016. Courtesy of Big Chill Swim, Windermere, England. "It is not possible." "No way." "It is incredibly dangerous." Those are the
Courtesy of Ranie Pearce in Vladivostok, Russia. Matryoshka dolls (матрёшка also known as a Russian doll) is a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another that usually follow a theme. Finland's Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen and Latvia's Aleksandr Jakovlevs were honored with the International Winter Swimming Association theme at the latest IWSA
Unforgettable, Unbelievable, Unpredictable …What’s Next? Top photo shows Huutajat at the 2016 International Winter Swimming Association competition in Skellefteå, Sweden. Huutajat is a choir that enters a venue (e.g., International Winter Swimming Association World Cup competitions) in a paramilitary manner and begin to scream, bellow and shout excerpts
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen of the International Winter Swimming Association produced a video to introduce the 5-part IWSA Winter Swimming World Cup. Headed by chairperson Yrjö-Koskinen and co-organizer Jakovlevs, the Winter Swimming World Cup stages include: Stage 1: 7th Jelgavas Roni Cup on November 7th 2015 in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adrian Sarchet (black hat above) spends much of his hours on dryland as a solicitor. He was called as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 2002. But when he ventures past the shorelines of the world, he turns into an adventurer extraordinaire. Besides completing 4 of the 7 channels in the Oceans
