Van der Weijden has certainly had a successful career, taking home gold in the 2008 World Championships and Olympics for the 25-kilometre and 10-kilometre open water marathons respectively.
Since his cancer diagnosis in 2001, the Olympian has also worked to raise funds for cancer research, establishing the Maarten van der Weijden Foundation in 2017. In 2019, he successfully swam the 195-kilometre elfstedentocht route in Friesland, raising over five million euros in the process.
This year, he set his sights on a different goal: breaking the world record for distance swam against a current. Van der Weijden dove into the new challenge, swimming for a total of 32 hours and seven minutes, breaking the previous record of 31 hours and seven minutes.
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Ilya Shymanovich Breaks 100 Breast World Record Again in 55.28 | SwimSwam
Ilya Shymanovich broke the world record in the men’s 100 breaststroke during the ISL’s fifth playoff match in Eindhoven for the second time in the span of a week, clocking a time of 55.28.
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Local YMCA Swimmers Making a Splash at the National Level | WKBN27
Seven swimmers from the YMCA of Youngstown are ranked in the top 16 in the country among YMCA swimmers.
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Interview with Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Team Iron) | International Swimming League
🤔 How well do you know Ranomi Kromowidjojo from Iron? You don’t want to miss this interview to learn even more about your favorite swimmer!🤩
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Swim England Artistic Swimming Virtual National Senior and Masters Championships 2021
The Swim England Artistic Swimming Virtual National Senior and Masters Championships 2021 has seen swimmers across the country complete their routines within the comforts of their clubs and then submit videos of their routines for judges to score virtually.
Athletes have competed in the Technical Solo, Technical Duet, and Technical Team events.
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Piranhas Attack Dozens of Swimmers and Rip Girl’s Toe Off at Argentina Bathing Spot | Newsweek
Dozens of people have been attacked by piranhas at a popular swimming spot in Santa Fe, Argentina.
Images of the attack were published by local news websites. One 13-year-old girl had her toe torn off. Another image showed a chunk of flesh missing from a woman’s finger. One of the victims had a large section of flesh from her foot taken, while a fourth had a hole in her big toe.
Reports suggest up to 30 people were injured.
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Pool Companies Giving New Swimming Pool to Grandmother After Collapse | WTHR
Kitty Smith spent one summer in her new dream backyard before tragedy struck, turning her swimming pool into a pile of rubble.
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French Swimmers Cross Lake Titicaca in Peru | Reuters
A French trio of swimmers swam for 11 days from Bolivia to Peru across Lake Titicaca to encourage people not to pollute the lake.
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Swimming | Sates Eyes World Short Course | eNCA
Matthew Sates is emerging as one of South Africa’s most promising swimmers.