Read more0FINA Open Water Olympic Qualifier Moved to Portugal; Diving World Cup Rescheduled09 April 2021FINA has announced the re-scheduling of the FINA Diving World Cup for the new dates of May 1-6, 2021. The competition will take place in Tokyo, as originally planned, and will serve as both a qualification and test event for the Olympic Games, taking place from July 23-August 8, 2021 in the Japanese...
Read more0Canadian Open Water Swimmer Marilyn Bell To Be Inducted Into the International Swimming Hall of Fame As Class of 202107 April 2021At age 16, Miss Marilyn Bell was inspired when she learned that American star swimmer, ISHOF Honoree, Florence Chadwick, was being offered a $10,000 purse to complete a swim across Lake Ontario. Bell wanted the honor to go to a Canadian swimmer. Three swimmers showed up for the attempt with waves of...
Read more2A Look at English Channel Crossing Speed Progressions06 April 2021A Look at English Channel Crossing Speed Progressions The English Channel is the standard test for traditional marathon swimmers. As of the end of 2020, 2,157 individuals had completed the swim, compared to 5,788 who had summited Mount Everest. Many of the elite marathon racers (for example, those i...
Read more0RCP Tiburon Mile Event Rescheduled For September or October 202202 April 2021In light of continued global health concerns regarding COVID-19 and guidance from local, state and federal authorities, it is with heavy hearts that the RCP Tiburon Mile has made the decision to postpone the 2021 RCP Tiburon event, originally scheduled for October 10, 2021. The health and safety of ...
Read more1The Guide to Open Water Swimming: A Look at the Intriguing Tactics and Tricks31 March 2021The Guide to Open Water Swimming: A Look at the Intriguing Tactics and Tricks By Ned Denison Swimming is swimming. But the difference between pool swimming (with individual lanes, a line on the bottom and the protection of lane lines) and open water is dramatic. The word most often used is “physical...
Read more0Swimming South Africa National Open Water Championships: Catherine van Rensburg, Connor Albertyn win 7.5K20 March 2021Swimming South Africa’s Open Water swimmers continued to shine during the second day of the Championships, taking place at the Marina Martinique in Jeffrey’s Bay. This year’s competition also doubles as the official trials for the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships and the top two a...
Read more0South African Open Water Olympic Trials: Michael McGlynn, Michelle Weber Win 10K19 March 2021The 2021 South African Open Water Swimming Olympic Trials and qualification for the FINA World Junior Championships began today at the Marina Martinique in Jeffrey’s Bay. The top two swimmers from the men’s and women’s 10km race will be eligible for national selection and the first to pencil their n...
Read more0IWD: Marathon Swimming: Where Women Have Outperformed the Men08 March 2021Marathon Swimming: Where Women Have Outperformed the Men Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. As a tribute to the women who have contributed to, grown and defined excellence in the sport, Swimming World will run several features throughout the day which celebrate some of the great...
Read more0Marathon Swimming in a Shark Cage: A Unique Way to Race in the Open Water05 March 2021Marathon Swimming in a Shark Cage: A Unique Way to Race in the Open Water You might ask: “Why would anyone knowingly swim in waters frequented by the more dangerous species of sharks (great white, bull and tiger to name just three)?” A silly question really as we witness: Free climbing El Capitan in...
Read more0Tips and Tricks to Help Swimmers Stay In Shape Without A Pool04 March 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has obviously shaken up the world this past year. The Olympics got pushed back a year, various meet cuts were changed, and certain practices became difficult to get to. However, for some swimmers, the situation was even worse. Often times, when a high school swimmer's school di...
Read more6Never Forgotten: Dick Shoulberg Reflects on a Special Person in Fran Crippen04 March 2021October 23, 2010 changed Dick Shoulberg's life forever. It was on that day that Fran Crippen tragically lost his life at age 26 during an open water race in hot water off the coast of Dubai. Now 81, Shoulberg had been the head coach of the swim team at Germantown Academy for over 40 years, leading k...
Read more0Swimming Canada Open Water Swimmers Selected for Final Olympic Qualifier02 March 2021As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, Swimming Canada continues to make plans for nominating its Olympic team. After previously invoking the unexpected circumstances clause of its Olympic team nomination criteria, Swimming Canada has selected two swimmers to represent Canada ...
Read more0Open Water History: 105 Years of Swimming Around Manhattan01 March 2021Open Water History: 105 Years of Swimming Around Manhattan Swimming around the center of New York City (45.9km/28.5 miles) has long been a tradition for many swimmers, with hotly contested races between top swimmers also part of history. The challenge consists of strong tides, the flows of three riv...
Read more0Harry Hauck: Polo Pirate of the Caribbean10 February 2021Editor’s Note: erroneous reports out of Puerto Rico said that Harry Hauck, considered by most to be the grandfather of water polo on the island, had passed away after a lengthy illness. Swimming World inadvertently published an obituary to this effect. In fact, Coach Hauck is alive and—even though h...
Read more0World Open Water Swimming Association Names 2020 WOWSA Award Winners03 February 2021The World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) on Tuesday announced its 2020 WOWSA Awards. The awards were bestowed in four categories: Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Performance of the Year and Offering of the Year. In total, 59 nominees were presented from 27 countries. The winners were se...
Read more4National Girls & Women in Sports Day: The Greatness of Gertrude Ederle03 February 2021National Girls & Women in Sports Day: The Greatness of Gertrude Ederle By Lianne McCluskey, Swimming World Intern. Gertrude Ederle showed the world what grit and tenacity can do: make swimming history. On August 6, 1926, 19-year-old Trudy became not only the first woman to complete the English Chann...
Read more0Zone3 Becomes Official Partner of U.S. Masters Swimming28 January 2021USMS continues its growth in open water swimming and triathlon Zone3 has become an official partner of U.S. Masters Swimming, the two organizations announced on Wednesday. Zone3 will be the title partner of an open water virtual event to be hosted this summer on Swim.com, and will provide benefits a...
Read more1How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World14 January 2021How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World By Ned Denison The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) enshrines the aquatic greats in its Fort Lauderdale Museum and its annual inductions and awards. Aquatic greats are further honored in hundreds of other discipline-...
Read more0English Channel Crosser's Open Water Message for 2021: 'Find Inspiration in it'01 January 2021English Channel Crosser's Open Water Message for 2021: 'Find Inspiration in it' By Kat Hall, Swimming World Contributor. During the past eight months, most of us have had our athletic events, whether competitive or recreational, cancelled. As courts, fields, rinks, and tracks have closed, then slowl...
Read more0Passages: Tribute to Who Was Lost in the Swimming World in 2020: Part 2 (July-December)31 December 2020Passages: A Tribute to Who Was Lost in the Swimming World in 2020: Part 2 (July-December) The world of swimming endured a number of notable passages in 2020, individuals who enriched the sport in the pool and on deck. In 2020, we lost some of the sports coaching pioneers around the globe. Many of th...