Who were the first swimmers to cross the line from the slower briefs to the faster jammers? Why are these tech suits and jammers faster?
Buckley Smith acquired the Marathon Swimmers Federation for over US$15 million in a surprise move that will revolutionize the open water swimming world.
Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Sarah Thomas of four-way English Channel fame swam two other mega swims earlier in her career: 168.3 km in 67 hours 16 minutes across Lake Champlain and 131.6 km in 56 hours 5 minutes in Lake Powell. Between Wednesday early evening and late Friday night this week, Dr. Caroline Block catapulted herself to a
Core Strength Is Key In Marathon Swimming Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Anthony McCarley was the first swimmer to document a marathon swim by the Marathon Swimmers Federation in 2014 with his unprecedented 11.3 km crossing of the Pillsbury Sound between St. John and St. Thomas in the Caribbean Sea. A motivational speaker and strategic thinker
Have Extra Time, Lots Of Energy? You Can Help Courtesy of Ned Denison, Cork, Ireland. With the coronavirus pandemic causing pool and shorelines to be closed and more people put under various lockdown, quarantine, and shelter-in-line ordinances around the world, the number of hours swimmers can train is being significantly reduced. "There are just so
Walter Poenisch Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. "Walter Poenisch joins the highest echelon of marathon swimmers with recognition of his prolific career as an Honor Swimmer by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame," said Steven Munatones. "As a dual
Ned Hastings completed an unprecedented swim across the length of Priest Lake in a 14 hour 24 minute crossing in Idaho.
Every Breath You Take - Ken Mignosa's Five Bridges Swim Courtesy of Ken Mignosa and Miguel Melendez. On May 26th and 27th, Ken Mignosa made an attempt at swimming 5 bridges in San Francisco Bay. He started at the Dumbarton Rail Bridge, then proceeded to the Dumbarton Bridge, the San Mateo Bridge, the Bay Bridge, and finally to the Golden Gate Bridge. He
Every Breath You Take - Ken Mignosa's Five Bridges Swim Courtesy of Ken Mignosa and Miguel Melendez. On May 26th and 27th, Ken Mignosa made an attempt at swimming 5 bridges in San Francisco Bay. He started at the Dumbarton Rail Bridge, then proceeded to the Dumbarton Bridge, the San Mateo Bridge, the Bay Bridge, and finally to the Golden Gate Bridge. He
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SwimTrack - Live is an app for following currently-ongoing marathon swims through a web browser. It aims to provides superior mapping, track analytics, and overall user experience than a typical GPS tracker. SwimTrack was developed by Evan Morrison as part of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. Copyright ©
