Jim Loreto Does Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Anne Arundel, Maryland. 46-year-old Jim Loreto is following in the wake of iconic personalities in the sport of open water swimming: * Craig Lenning * Elaine Kornbau Howley * Ned Denison * Gordon Gridley * Ciaran Byrne * Colleen Blair * Jaimie Monahan * Helen Beveridge *
The Unprecedented Elfstedentocht Swim Completed Courtesy of Marten van der Weijden Foundation, Netherlands. Could it be that 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Maarten van der Weijden will be the last athlete to complete the Elfstedentocht course, one of the Netherlands' most beloved traditions? With a drought and warmer temperatures, the previous
Denison Dares Courtesy of Gavin Browne, Cork, Ireland. 61-year-old Ned Denison will attempt to be the first person to swim 8 km around Cork City, over 7 weirs and under 30 bridges beginning in 6:15 pm on June 3rd . His goal is 1 hour 45 minutes. “I am especially interested in being the first. Somebody will eventually be faster – but there is only ever
Hirai Wins Fifth Japanese Title In 2020 Olympic Venue Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Four years from now, we will know the 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists in the 10 km marathon swim. They will compete at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay. On September 25th, Yasunari Hirai won another Japanese title, his fifth consecutive, at the
Girl And Buster Swim Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of The Sun, New York. The Sun newspaper edition of September 25th 1916 published the following article entitled Girl Swims Around Manhattan Island. We enjoyed reading the unique style and tone of the article, written nearly 100 years ago that was brought to our attention by members of the Marathon
Whether coaches are standing offshore in the water or from a feeding pontoon, they all have different types, sizes, lengths, and colors of the feeding sticks (feeding poles). It is a colorful sight to see. While many channel swimmers use a water bottle on a string as a means to feed and hydrate on their marathon swims, there is an alternative that
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Darren Miller attempted the toughest form of a Sub-32 Marathon this weekend in Pennsylvania. While American Fran Crippen and Australian Chris Palrey have both done Lifetime Sub-32 Marathons (i.e., the completion of both a Sub-3 marathon run and a Sub-3 marathon swim over the course of one's lifetime),
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With official's boats looking on and kayakers alongside, no participants took the same line at the 3rd annual 14 km Cold Half marathon swim in Hong Kong. Race director Doug Woodring tracked each of the 35 athletes from China, the UK, Thailand, the United States and Hong Kong in the Cold Half - the results
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Shonan Open Water Swimming (湘南オープンウォータースイミング) is one of the largest open water swimming competitions in Japan with 1,312 participants including 374 people who entered the 10 km island-to-island marathon swim. Held in Kanagawa Prefecture south of Tokyo, the annual event includes a 800m swim, 2.5 km swim,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Former Olympic swimmer and owner of Miami's Swim Gym Robert Strauss, whose arm was nearly useless and his shoulder pretty much paralyzed 3 years ago, is back after some intense rehabilitation and a passionate desire to get back in the water. At Swim Miami, an event he has shared event organization
