Update to the International Ice Swimming Association Policy – IISA Moves to a Total Ban
The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) policy on the events and impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been updated.
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International Swim Across La Perouse Channel To Start
Courtesy of Aleksandr Brylin, Sakhalin, Russia - Hokkaido, Japan Speedo diplomacy will be utilized once again by an international team of swimmers. Pioneering swimmers from Russia, Japan, China and South Africa will attempt an unprecedented 42.8 km relay from Sakhalin, Russia to Hokkaido, Japan called the International Swim across La Perouse Channel this
Swimming La Perouse Channel
Swimming La Perouse Channel Courtesy of Alexander Brylin, Sakhalin, Russia. Alexander Brylin is organizing the International Swim across the La Pérouse Channel, an unprecedented 2-stage 42.8 km international relay between Sakhalin, Russia and Hokkaido, Japan in September. Brylin explains the preparations for the 20+ person relay across La Pérouse Strait,
2016 Winter World Swimming Championship Video
Winter World Swimming Championships in Tyumen, Russia, courtesy of the International Ice Swimming Association
Grrrrr, Ger
Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Yakutsk, Russia. Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 km south of the Arctic Circle, is the site of Irish ice swimmer Ger Kennedy's next open water adventure. After his ice mile and other ice swimming endeavors performed on the surface of the water, Kennedy was looking for something more. "I have talked with
All In Good Hands With The Doctors In Charge
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Never in the history of open water swimming have a group of medical professionals ever been so vital to the mission than the doctors and nurses of the Bering Strait Swim. The Bering Strait Swim was honored for its 6-day relay crossing from Russia to Alaska. The 121-member team included the renowned Dr.
Russia Tops Junior Team Rankings At World Championships
Information courtesy of Gergely Csurka in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary. Photo by the Hungarian Swimming Association. Russia won the Junior (ages 17-18) team category at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. The point totals combine the boys and girls cumulative races in the 7.5 km solo distance and 3 km team distance. 1.
Swimming From Country To Country, Continent To Continent
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. England to France ... Scotland to Northern Ireland ... China to Taiwan ... U.S.A. to Canada ... Cuba to U.S.A. ... Mexico to Cuba ... Russia to Japan ... Chile to Argentina ... Japan to Taiwan ... Jamaica to Cuba ... Hong to Macau ... India to Sri Lanka ... Jordan to Egypt ... Mozambique to
The Polar Olympics In Murmansk
Murmansk, Russia is the site of the 80th International Holiday of the North or the Polar Olympics on March 14th-16th, 2014. Dmitry Blokhin, the Deputy Chairman of the Murmansk City Sports Committee, announced free transportation on March 18th-19th to Rovaniemi, Finland for the participants of the 2014 Winter World Swimming Championships. Blokhin expects
Keeping Healthy In Barnaul, Russia
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The health benefits of safely swimming in the cold have been long documented. As a countermeasure to fight a rash of illnesses at her school 18 year ago, kindergarten director Olesya Osintseva in Barnaul, Russia began a voluntary daily regimen to expose her pupils to 90 seconds of fun in the snow.
