Olympic Champion David Popovici Takes On Open Water Racing
Popovici competed in a 3×500-meter relay with his coach, Adrian Radulescu, and one of his training partners, Andrei Enache, in Romania.
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Five Lessons For Endurance Swimmers: Inspired By Captain Matthew Webb
This Monday (August 25th) is the 150th anniversary of Captain Matthew Webb’s English Channel crossing…
Alex Kostich Sets New “True Width” Record On Lake Tahoe
Kostich broke the previous record of 4:43.10 established on Aug. 2, 2019, by Jorge Angel, doing so by nearly 15 minutes.
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Masters Swimmer Fleur Sohtz To Swim English Channel To Help Asphalt Green Expand Swim Lessons
After completing two of the three swims in the open water Triple Crown, Sohtz is dedicating her final stretch to giving back to her local aquatics community.
Paulo Strehlke se lució con el oro en los Juegos Panamericanos Junior y estará en Lima 2027
Con este triunfo del medallista panamericano de Santiago 2023 y olímpico en París 2024, México desplazó a Chile al quinto puesto del medallero general.
Catherine Breed Sets New Distance Record in Swim of Lake Tahoe
A 32-year-old marathon swimmer, Breed already holds multiple open water distance records and has her sights set on swimming the entire California coast.
Seth Baetzold Blogs His English Channel Swim
Open water swimmer Seth Baetzold recounts his journey to completing the English Channel swim earlier this year.
After 98-Year Hiatus, The Chicago River Swim Returns This September
Olympic bronze medalist Natalie Hinds is slated to swim in the Chicago River Swim as it makes its return after a 98-year hiatus.
Hector Pardoe Completes Britain’s 3 Biggest Lakes in World Record Time
Pardoe became the first person in history to swim Britain’s three biggest lakes back-to-back in a travel-inclusive time between lakes of under 24 hours.
Australian Open Water Swimming Legend Linda McGill Dies
McGill made history by becoming the first Australian to swim across the English Channel in 1965, doing so in a time of 11 hours, 12 minutes.
Former Florida Swimmer Harrison Haines Sets New English Channel Backstroke Record
On July 29, Haines set a record for the fastest backstroke swim across the English Channel, completing the endeavor in 10 hours, 41 minutes.
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