Category: Open Water

On Saturday, Sept. 29, 17 Coloradans will attempt to escape from Alcatraz in their own way.

Hundreds of swimmers have been taking part in a race between the Senegalese capital, Dakar and Goree Island. But it’s no ordinary competition. It involves swimming five kilometres to a former slave port, where Africans were once sold and shipped off to slavery in the Americas. The race is a tribute to slavery’s victims who…

He was a consummate swimmer of his time who decided to swim a record from Batumi to Poti city in Georgia. A distance of sixty kilometers. It is double La Mancha. https://youtu.be/rJMZWkf6kNA

For some time now I’ve been planning to feature videos speaking to the name of this channel, namely ‘Endurance Swimming’. I’ve decided the best way to do this is to take part in a series of challenges where I attempt to complete an official marathon swimming distance in as many different bodies of water as…

As Storm Ali batters the British coastline, Ross Edgley and the crew are forced to take cover. And while the team wait out the storm cooped up on the boat – Ross is forced to reflect on life back home and deal with his demons.

What’s it like to have the Atlantic Ocean as one’s drug of choice? Side effects are a feeling of well-being, health and longevity. Find out by joining us every Sunday at the Hot Chocolate Swimming Group in Camps Bay, Cape Town at 09h00. Look for the big heart hanging between the palm trees.

Over 350 national and international participants competed in calm, clear waters off the Florida Keys Saturday during the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an eight-mile open-water challenge. Miami resident Yoelvis Pedraza, 31, emerged from the Atlantic Ocean as the top individual swimmer with a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 36 seconds. Top female finisher Chelsea Nauta, 29,…