Team America will be represented by 22 swimmers at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France between January 11-15, 2023
The International Ice Swimming Association announced its list of IISA Official Observers L1.
William Henry Ellis, a British open water swimmer, prolific actor, and voice artist, hosts An Open Water Swimmer's Podcast, Chartable #1 UK Swimming Podcast.
In his first two seasons, Ellis has interviewed a venerable Who's Who of the Open Water Swimming World.
He describes the reason for his podcast, "Outdoor swimming
is one of the
Jaimie Monahan was recognized by the Guinness World Records for the most swims around Manhattan Island. Known as the Queen of Manhattan Island, Monahan has completed the 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around the island of Manhattan in New York, more times than any other individual in history: 29 circumnavigations between June 2010 and October
Josef Köberl will attempt to complete a freshwater Ice Mile at high altitude within the Hintertux Glacier in Austria.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ger Kennedy, one of the most prolific ice swimmers in the world and the only male to complete the Ice Sevens, achieved another cold water swimming milestone: swimming 10 km in water under 10°C (50°F) in a solo point-to-point 10 km marathon swim from Sandycove Harbour to Bray Harbour. The sub-10°C 10 km
Jaimie Monahan and Ger Kennedy talk about their ice swimming exploits and their achievement of the Ice Sevens at a special webinar hosted by Immerse Hebrides
The sport of open water swimming has benefited greatly from well-spoken and thoughtful women. But comments made about women by a former prime minister caused a global stir.
Swimming out of your comfort zone is what great swimmers have done and understood around the world
The 2020 WOWSA Awards were announced and included 12 nominees from 11 countries in the 2020 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year​ category.
