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An Inside Look at the Yangtze River Crossing Festival

An Inside Look at the Yangtze River Crossing Festival On July 16, 2025, the Chinese city of Wuhan made waves with the 50th Yangtze River Crossing festival, an exhilarating yet challenging 1800-meter swim across the Yangtze, the third largest river in the world. Seventy international elite athletes, ...

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Beyond the Lane Lines: Finding Joy in Open Water Swimming

Beyond the Lane Lines: Finding Joy in Open Water Swimming Swimming doesn’t have to be a sport that ends after the club or college days. Thanks to its low-impact nature and wide-ranging health benefits, it's one of the few sports that can be enjoyed well into adulthood. It also provides an opportunit...

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Canada Nominates Emma Finlin, Eric Brown for World Championship Spots

Canada Nominates Emma Finlin, Eric Brown for World Championship Canada’s Emma Finlin and Eric Brown are in line for spots at the World Championships this summer in open water swimming after their finishes at the U.S. Open Water Championships on Friday. Finlin finished ninth in the women’s race in Sa...

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Katie Pumphrey to Replicate Bay to Baltimore Swim

Katie Pumphrey to Replicate Bay to Baltimore Swim Katie Pumphrey is aiming to replicate her 24-mile Bay to Baltimore Swim, which she launched last year. Pumphrey announced on social media Thursday this year’s window, which will fall from May 18-23. She’ll swim from Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Harborpla...

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Maya Merhige, 17, Adds Crossing of New Zealand’s Cook Strait

Maya Merhige, 17, Adds Crossing of New Zealand’s Cook Strait American teenager Maya Merhige this weekend completed a crossing of the Cook Strait in New Zealand, the latest in the 17-year-old myriad open water feats. Merhige made the crossing in 14 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds on Friday, swimming 22 ...

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Neil Agius, Sharon van Rouwendaal Honored at WOWSA Awards

Neil Agius, Sharon van Rouwendaal Honored at WOWSA Awards The World Open Water Swimming Association unveiled the 2024 WOWSA Awards this week, honoring the best in open-water swimming across six categories. Malta’s Neil Agius earned runner-up for Man of the Year and won the Performance of the Year Aw...

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World Aquatics Launches Open Water Swimming World Rankings

World Aquatics Launches Open Water Swimming World Rankings World Aquatics has launched, for the first time ever, its Open Water Swimming World Ranking system, creating new and exciting opportunities for athletes and National Federations, it announced on Wednesday. The World Aquatics Open Water Swimm...