Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Janel Jorgensen McArdle and Rob Butcher have decided to resign their posts, effectively sending tectonic shifts in the American masters swimming and amateur swimming communities. McArdle was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of Swim Across America while Butcher was formerly the Executive
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grant Wentworth will take off tomorrow morning on a 24-mile swim across the Nantucket Sound. There is a possibility that he will encounter sharks during his 39 km crossing from Cape Cod to Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts. But under the guidance of escort pilot John Boreland and renowned coach and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After an unanticipated stay in the hospital due to severe sea wasp stings that became infected, Chloë McCardel was released from a local hospital earlier today. As she tries to catch up on her communications, she continues to manage her injuries and is not able to walk more than a few meters at a time.
Janel Jorgensen McArdle, President of Swim Across America, took some time off this week to have two adorable twins: Erik and Ayden McArdle. Swim Across America is the most prolific and impactful open water swimming charitable organization in the world, raising millions of U.S. dollars a year to help further the cause of preventing and treating
Grace van der Byl was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year that were announced today. The World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year honors the woman who (1) best embodies the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possesses the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known
Annaleise Carr was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year that were announced today. [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Janel Jorgensen McArdle was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year that were announced today. [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Ana Marcela Cunha was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year that were announced today. [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Since 1982, we have been helping organize, plan and volunteer for open water swimming events around the world. From the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Hawaii and the King and Queen of the Sea event in Brazil to the USA National Championships and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, from FINA pro marathons to charity events, our volunteerism has spanned the
Swim Across America is, by far, the most successful open water swimming charity organization, having raised over $40,000,000 since its inception in 1987. And, its growth is continuing to steamroll upwards to the appreciation of its cancer research beneficiaries. "We had an incredible year last year, after coming off of 2010 with revenue growth of over 50%,"
