Category: Open Water

Hundreds of people swam across the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Newport Sunday morning.

Swimmer Kristine Buckley plans to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco for the 1,000th time on Saturday. When she does, she will be the first woman to achieve that milestone. Joe Vazquez reports.

‘It is the largest swimmer in Israel and has a long tradition. For 64 years there has been a mass start for recreational swimmers at Lake Genezareth. The short distance over 1.5 kilometers starts on the beach of Ma’agan, the long distance in Ha’on – both end at Zemach beach, where all participants are rewarded…

Jonathan Raggett took part in the Swim Serpentine challenge, swimming two miles in London’s Hyde Park to raise money for The Salvation Army.

Extreme and endurance swimmer, Toni Enderli, is aiming to become the only South African in history to complete The Oceans Seven challenge. It’s an international marathon swimming challenge equivalent to summiting the globe’s seven highest peaks. Enderli has just returned to South Africa after completing the gruelling Molokai Channel swim in Hawaii as part of…

London, England, UK. 16th September 2017. Thousands of Swimmers conquer Swim Serpentine 2017 at Serpentine lake. https://youtu.be/xQHvVabiiu8

A look at the set up and event day for the Swim Serpentine 2017 – Hyde Park, London. Organised by London Marathon Events, the event had 5000 entries taking part in half mile, one mile and two mile swims.

A triathlon swim can be very hectic, especially when swimming around sighting buoys. Here is GTN’s advice on how to master cornering swim buoys in the open water!

The 10th annual Great Ohio River Swim will kick off Sept. 24 at the Serpentine Wall. It’s the region’s largest swimming event, with participants racing 900 yards across the river to Newport and back.