Whether you’re racing sprint or Ironman distance, open water presents a different set of demands — no black line, no walls, and plenty of chaos around you.
In this video, we break down how to adapt your pool training for open water performance.
From stroke rate to sighting and pacing, these drills and techniques will help you build confidence, swim smarter, and race stronger — no matter your experience level.
Join us as we catch up with Sam Askey-Doran, the amateur triathlete who stunned the world by breaking the Ironman Kona swim course record.
We challenged him to a swim in Nice and delved into his rapid rise in triathlon, his unique training, and his ambitions to go pro.
Discover how he secured an age group podium at the Ironman World Championships and what his plans are for the future!
Nuala Moore is an Irish open water swimmer and adventurer who has pushed human limits in some of the most extreme conditions on earth. With two Guinness World Records and decades of experience in the ocean, she’s learned what fear, discomfort, and resilience really mean.
Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov plunged 126 meters (413.39 feet) below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea to set a new freedive world record on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
The breath-defying record was set off the coast of Limassol, Cyprus on the fourth day of the AIDA Freediving World Championships.
Molchanov broke his own world record of 125 meters (410.1 feet), set in 2024, in the constant weight bi-fins (CWTB) category, in which divers descend and ascend using only the two fins on their feet, no sleds and no pulling on the guide rope is allowed.
World and European champion Leonie Beck teams up with Aquatics broadcaster Nick Hope for exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of Leg 4 of the 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup, as the competition reaches the penultimate leg in Barcelona.
Jeremy Wade plunges into the murky lair of a river beast: a 20-foot Anaconda!
Hundreds of swimmers jumped into the Chicago River for the first open water swim in nearly a century.
World Aquatics has announced the rules for qualifying for the new 50m backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events at the LA 2028 Olympic Games — and they are a disaster.
