Photos of Jaimie Monahan courtesy of Arik Thormahlen. Jaimie Monahan is off again as she heads to compete in the opening winter swimming event of the 2016-2017 season at the International Winter Swimming Association 8th Jelgavas Roni Cup in Jelgava, Latvia. If Monahan's upcoming swim season will be anything like her 2016 season, she is about to continue
The MV Shelley Taylor-Smith Ferry Keeps Going Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The ferry boat Shelley Taylor-Smith keep chugging away in Swam River in Western Australia. It is named appropriately after its namesake who raced hundreds of miles over her lengthy career as one of the most successful marathon swimming competitors, male or
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The nominees for the 2016 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, and World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year are listed below. You can make your selections via a global online poll at the WOWSA Awards
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko was honored as the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. And rightly so. Not only was the business owner and race director active on dryland throughout the State of New York, but she was also relentless in the open water, both locally and internationally, and raised
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ice swimming, winter swimming, and cold water swimming were all celebrated globally during the WOWSA Awards campaign last year where people from around the world voted for the annual awards. The renowned ice swimmer Henri Kaarma of Estonia [shown above] was voted as the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of
Photos courtesy of Nuala Moore of Ireland. Elina Makïnen, a young Finnish ice swimmer is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year for her global accomplishments. Not only did she swim in various winter swimming competitions, but she also participated in the famed group of ice swimmers with Henri Kaarma, Ryan Stramrood, Anna
Dr. Nataliya Fatyanova, 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Arguably, she has helped drive the knowledge base of the cold water swimming community more than any other individual in recent times. Dr. Nataliya Fatyanova, arguably the world's leading medical expert in ice swimming, was voted by
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was always the dream of Argentina's Pilar Geijo to become the number 1 ranked marathon swimmer on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit. She did it for the third time in 2014. She really started to blossom when she met Diego Tricárico who ultimately became her husband and coach. Tricárico
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 49-year-old Susan Simmons of Canada was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly 20 years ago. She took to swimming nine years ago to help manage the disease and it has been an upward journey the entire way. It has not been tough because her disease is getting worse; it is getting tough because Simmons
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The nominees for the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year are always an heroic and impressive group of individuals with exceptional exploits, histories and lifestyles. Their long hours of training and their disciplined mindset, the conditions and logistics they must face all seem to come together
