Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lough Sheelin Swims attracted a wide mix of neoprene-clad and traditionally-clad swimmers in its 1 km, 2.5 km, 5 km, 10 km and 15 km courses this weekend. The conditions were tough for the first hour in the 2.5 km loop course in the chilly 14°C water, but as the day progressed the wind dropped off, the sun
Simon Murie wrote about the Cancer Research Swim Team that crossed the Irish Sea on September 1st in a time of 35 hours and 18 minutes. The relay featured Liane Llewellyn, Olly White, Becky Lewis, Nikki Fraser, Colm O’Neill, Jonathan Openshaw, Steve Parry, Ronan Keating, Pamela Stephenson, Jason Bradbury and Jenny Frost. "It was an inspirational 56-mile
This September, The Loveleys became the first all-female team and only third officially recognized team to complete a marathon swimming circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight. The Lovelies included 51-year-old Kathy Batts from Strood Kent, 43-year-old Paula Foreman from West Malling Kent, 30-year-old Liane Llewellyn from Bradford, 37-year-old Lucy Donnelly
LAKE DISTRICT, ENGLAND. The Windermere 12-way Warriors include Liane Llewellyn, Thomas Noblett, Keith Bartolo, Michelle Lefton, Michelle Sharples and Dee Llewellyn who set the world's non-stop lake distance swimming record. Their 3-day, 12-way non-stop adventure of 126 miles was 75 hours and 32 minutes of endurance, teamwork and patience in Windermere in
The Swim was a 35 hour 18 minute 56-mile marathon swim across by Liane Llewellyn, Olly White, Nikki Fraser, Becky Lewis, Colm O'Neill, Jonathan Openshaw, Ronan Keating, Jenny Frost, Pamela Stephenson, Jason Bradbury and Steve Parry. Their charity swim on behalf of Cancer Research UK and nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the
Liane Llewellyn, Thomas Noblett, Keith Bartolo, Michelle Lefton, Michelle Sharples and Dee Llewellyn wanted to put a non-stop lake distance swimming record out of reach … and they very may well on their 3-day adventure of endurance, teamwork and patience in the Lake District of England. Their 12-way crossing of Windermere broke the existing record of 118
The
Swim was a
56-mile relay across the Irish Sea that was done in support of UK Cancer
Research.
With the celebrities in neoprene working hard to bring media
attention to the sport and donations to the cause and
experienced
marathon athletes swimming traditionally, The Swim was an example of seamless
teamwork between newcomers,
The official results of the global World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year poll, won by Andrew Smilley of the Cayman Islands for his cold-water San Francisco Bay swim in the RCP Tiburon Mile were tabulated and confirmed - and are shown below.With 9,133 votes cast by fans around the globe, Andrew barely out-voted the world record setting relay team
Among an extraordinarily impressive field of outstanding open water swimming heroes, the San Francisco Bay swim of Andrew Smilley from the Cayman Islands just barely out-voted the world record setting relay team of Camlough, Ireland as the 2009 Greatest Open Water Swim of the Year. Out of 9,133 votes cast by fans around the globe, 2,086 individuals voted for
