Category: Open Water
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Scottish National Open Water Championships 2019
A recap from our #SNOWs19 event in Loch Venachar, Callander. Find out more about Open Water swimming at http://bit.ly/30gcY0u
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Marathon Swimming: A Ferry for Tokyo!
Ferry Weertman is the king of open-water marathon swimming. After a stunning finish in Copacabana Bay at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, he managed to hit the finishing line before Greece’s Spyridon Giannotis, who had overtaken him a few moments earlier in the final chute. He had to call his friends in the Netherlands in order…
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The Cream City Classic: Milwaukee’s own open water swim
Milwaukee Water Commons believes that everyone has a right to fishable, swimmable rivers and lakes, and that is why they organize and host the Cream City Classic. Find out more about Milwaukee Water Commons and the Cream City Classic at https://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org/
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Man to swim across Chesapeake Bay for kids with special needs
A Virginia Beach man has spent months prepping to swim across Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 5 to raise money for people with special needs. Robert Cass said he will  swim between 11 and 14 hours from the Eastern Shore to Buoy 44 in hopes of raising $50,000 for a non-profit that helps people with special…
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Samsung Boğaziçi Bosphorus 2019
31st Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race Istanbul, Turkey 21/07/2019
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Teen Swimmer Completes Journey Around Manhattan
A young woman has accomplished an amazing feat in the waters around New York City. Angel More competed in a 28-mile swim around Manhattan Island Saturday; doing it all for charity. As ordinary people spent Saturday morning lazing around Battery Park, across the pier in the Hudson River, the 16-year-old embarked on a grueling journey.…
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Teen Attempts To Swim Around Manhattan
CBS2’s Christina Fan has the latest on a young woman swimming around Manhattan island as part of the 20 Bridges marathon.
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Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim
The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was canceled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) shelved the swimming leg after tests showed levels of e-coli more than double the acceptable…