Open Water

Catherine Breed stepped into the Pacific Ocean at the Oregon-California border on July 1. End goal: Mexico. Breed is in the middle of a 900-mile "Swim California," an open water adventure spanning the entire coast of California. She is swimming in stages and has done more than 500 miles of the swim ...

From Tech Suit to Tri Suit: 5 Reasons Why Competitive Swimmers Make Great Triathletes It isn't unusual for competitive swimmers to take on the challenge of a triathlon. Here are five reasons why swimmers are often successful at making the transition. 1. We Like to Compete Once a competitor, always a...

Russia Picks up Three Golds at Junior Open Water World Championships Russian swimmers picked up three gold medals and four total medals at the Junior Open Water World Championships on Friday. It was a Russian 1-2 in the 14- and 15-year-old 5-kilometer race in Santa Fe, Argentina, with Kira Guseva to...

Ludovica Terlizzi, Mate Karpati Capture 10K Titles at Junior Open Water World Championships Athletes from Italy and Hungary upheld their countries' rich traditions in open-water swimming during Thursday action at the World Junior Open Water Championships. While the 10k girls' race was won by Italian...

Open-water swimmer, coach and cancer-prevention advocate Carly Miller has successfully completed the English Channel, finishing the 32.9-kilometer (20.4-mile) crossing from England to France in 11 hours and 41 minutes (pending ratification) and completing the prestigious Triple Crown of Open Water S...

Moesha Johnson Savors 'Really Special' Open Water Win with Sister in Attendance Before Moesha Johnson locked in for the open water race at the Pan Pacific Championships, she did a quick scan of the shore at the Long Beach Marine Stadium. The Australian Olympian caught sight of who she was hoping to ...

Pool and aquatics industry professional and lifelong swimmer Natalie Hood of the The Grit Game is taking her passion for the water beyond the pool this fall, tackling three open-water endurance races in support of Every Child A Swimmer (ECAS), an organization dedicated to providing children with acc...

Pan Pacific Championships: Moesha Johnson Swims Away with Open Water Crown Australia’s Moesha Johnson went to the front early in Monday’s 10-kilometer swim at the Pan Pacific Championships. She made a mockery of it late. The Olympic silver medalist was in control most of the way, then made a move wi...

Pan Pacific Championships: Florian Wellbrock Adds Another Title in Men's Open Water Different continent, different field, same result for Florian Wellbrock. The impervious German made his flight to Los Angeles worthwhile, adding a gold medal in the Pan Pacific Championships in the men’s 10-kilometer...

Carly Miller to Complete Triple Crown in English Channel to Honor Late Mom, Raise Funds to Fight Cancer Carly Miller discovered her place in the water when it was needed the most. She had lost her mother to cancer when she was in high school, and after finding out it was because of a genetic conditi...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gertrude Ederle and Her English Channel Crossing Today, August 6, marks the 100th anniversary of Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel. One hundred years ago, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman and sixth individual to swi...

Ultra Marathon Swimmer Madi Armstrong Creates Documentary; Will Swim English Channel for Cancer Research When Madi Armstrong was in the water, she knew her father was not far away. Steve Armstrong was either in the stands or in the water, too. Now when Madi looks up, Steve isn't alongside her, at le...

Swimming Canada Names Team for 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Swimming Canada has selected five athletes to wear the maple leaf at the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, taking place September 3-6 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina. The te...

This week at a time that will be chosen by tides, weather and the temperament of the sea, 18-year-old Maya Merhige of Berkeley, California, will dive into the cold waters of the North Channel in Ireland, wearing only a swimsuit, swim cap and goggles. She will be making waves not only for herself, bu...

Lake Michigan Swimmer to Celebrate 250th Anniversary by Towing 250 Cannonballs To commemorate America’s 250th birthday with the construction of a memorial honoring U.S. Combat Veterans, Jim "The Shark" Dreyer plans to tow 250 cannonballs while swimming 22 miles from offshore in Lake Michigan to the ...

Passages: Australian World Champion Open Water Swimmer Melissa Cunningham, 51 September 4, 1994 was Melissa Cunningham’s day to shine as this vibrant young Australian announced herself onto the marathon swimming stage – crowned the 25km World Champion in Rome. It was a stage Cunningham would conti.....

The seventh edition of the Madeira Island Ultra Swim (MIUS) is ready to kick off in the Atlantic shores of the Porto Santo in the Madeira Archipelago. The Madeira Island Ultra Swim is one of the most prestigious open-water swimming events in the Atlantic. It combines elite sport with the unique natu...

Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Inducts Newest Honorees By:  Ned Denison – IMSHOF Chairperson The annual induction ceremony is the physical highlight of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Thirty honorees (the largest number ever) gathered to induct 11 new honorees and applaud three awa...

When Marathon Swimming Star George Young Stood Alongside Lou Gehrig and Charles Lindbergh By Ned Denison, IMSHOF In the late 1920s, what would $25,000 buy? The $25,000 figure was the salary of New York Yankees star first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1928. “The Iron Horse” played in 2,130 consecutive games ...

Mariah Denigan, Ivan Puskovitch Lead Team USA for Pan Pacs Open Water Paris Olympians Mariah Denigan and Ivan Puskovitch lead an eight-strong U.S. team for the open water event at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Qualification for the 10K race at this summer’s meet in Irvine occurred via U.S. Ope...