https://youtu.be/tATh7Depdiw Racing At The 2019 FINA World Championships Courtesy of Colin Hill, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park. The 18th FINA World Championships are held in South Korea in July. All the open water swimming competitions [...]
Dennis Miller Leaves Behind A Wake Of Success Courtesy of WOWSA, Fiji. There was arguably no greater supporter of open water swimming around the world who behind the scenes and ahead of the curve than [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Petar Stoychev is the epitome of how truly flexible and amazingly adaptable open water swimmers are. Not only did Stoychev win the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China [...]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Ricardo Ratto lives and breathes open water," says Steven Munatones. "He studies currents and tides. He knows how to set courses and anchor turn buoys in horrific conditions. He [...]
Courtesy of Brent Rutemiller of Swimming World Magazine and Craig Lord of SwimVortex. Brent Rutemiller of Swimming World Magazine and Craig Lord of SwimVortex have published a petition that addresses the Olympic swimming doping program. [...]
Courtesy of George Block, World Swimming Coaches Association. In this era where a handful of pool swimmers earning millions of United States dollars for their accomplishments and achievements and numerous other competitive pool and open [...]
Images courtesy of NBCOlympics.com of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The frustrations and observation of disqualified British Olympian Jack Burnell of the officiating at the Olympic 10K Marathon [...]
Courtesy of Professor Ricardo Ratto and Sid Cassidy from Copacabana Beach. Sid Cassidy, head referee for the men's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim next Tuesday, reported on the rough water conditions on the marathon swim course. [...]
Commentary by John Leonard, Executive Director of the World Swimming Coaches Association. We see admirable courageous stances by athletes from multiple nations in Rio de Janeiro with regard to the immediate and important need to [...]
Water-related disease information courtesy of Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. Lynne Cox and the New York Times called for the movement of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim from Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Rio [...]
