Category: Open Water
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Ottawa Riverkeeper Swim
The Riverkeeper 4K open water swim is an inter-provincial swimming event in the Ottawa River. It highlights the need for collaboration towards swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters. This year’s swim featured 4km, 1.5km, and 750m distances. August 10, 2019
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‘A great swim:’ Cream City Classic celebrates progress towards clean, healthy water in Milwaukee
Several swimmers jumped into the Milwaukee River on Saturday, August 10 for the second annual Cream City Classic. However, the swim means much more than a chance to dip into the river. Several swimmers diving headfirst into the Milwaukee river is not a sight you see every day. See Fox 6 Now
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Swim marathon: Tokyo 2020, FINA watching water quality, temperature
Athletes voiced concerns over water quality and temperature at a marathon swimming test event for Tokyo 2020 Sunday, as officials vowed to monitor the situation closely in the run-up to the games. “That was the warmest race I’ve ever done,” said three-time Olympic medallist Oussama Mellouli from Tunisia after completing the 5km men’s competition. “It felt good…
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Max Bilan | The #AskASwimPro Show
In this episode of the #AskASwimPro Show, we’re in Istanbul, Turkey with Max Bilan, our Senior iOS Developer at MySwimPro! Learn more about how he pairs his love of swimming with technology
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Cenk Arioz | The #AskASwimPro Show
In this episode of the #AskASwimPro Show, we’re in Istanbul, Turkey with Cenk Arioz, our Backend Developer at MySwimPro! Learn more about his lifelong passion for swimming, and how he stays in shape while traveling the world.
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Ukrainian Swimmer Breaks New Record
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Romanyshyn is dead set on breaking a record; swimming one thousand kilometers down the Dnipro river. He already succeeded at finishing the first 100 kilometers and finally, he arrived in Kyiv.
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6 Tips To Overcome Open Water Fears | Steps To Beat Swimming Anxiety & Race Day Panic
Fear of open water is not always rational or easy to understand. Learning coping strategies and specific techniques can transform your open water experience so we’re going to be a bringing you some tried and tested tips to help you quash those fears!
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The Channel – Swimming The English Channel // Short Film
It’s 2.30 in the morning when I arrive at Dover Harbour. The orange lights of the docks guide me down onto the harbour walkway. The Viking Princess stands out boldly against the rest of the boats with its floodlights bathing it in white light. It is a 9.8 meter steel commercial fishing vessel with a…
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