Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Several world-class athletes flew directly from Kazan, Russia at the 2015 FINA World Championships to Québec, Canada to participate in the 10 km Traversée internationale du lac Mégantic. The Traversée in lac Mégantic is the only 10 km point-to-point race on the FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the 10 km Crippen Cup this weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, Swim Canada simultaneously held its selection for its national open water team for the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships set for August 21st - 24th in Gold Coast, Australia. Richard Weinberger had already earned his spot at the Pan Pacific
Why are those Canadians so good in open water swimming? Even with a short summer and cold water nearly year-round, Canadian swimmers leave their mark on the open water swimming world. From Cliff Lumsdon to Cindy Nicholas to Vicki Keith and Christine Cossette, Canada has always been a force in the open bodies of water around the globe. But even as the pace
With the Italian team stacked, the American team confident, the German team strong, and the Russian team coming back, it is hard to imagine another team breaking into the highest echelon of international open water swimming. But Canada has that potential. Often overlooked, Canada is primed for breakout performances in the open water events beginning
With 11-time winner Petar Stoychev in Germany getting ready for the Olympic marathon swim in London, the door was open for Trent Grimsey to win the 58th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Canada. And he burst through in victorious fashion. But Grimsey's chase of Stoychev is not over. He will be heading over to England next week with
