If you want to "do it with out walls" these are some places to start.
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Aaron Peirsol announced that he would award $3,000 of his own money to the winners of his Race for the Oceans swim. The winners of the 1 km swim will win $1,500 each. Eric Shanteau, 2008 Olympian and cancer survivor, Brooke Bennett, three-time Gold Medalist, Brendan Hansen, four-time Olympic medalist, and Hayley Peirsol, World Championship Silver Medalist and prof…
The Corpus Christi Open Water Festival is an open-water swimming event, held at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina with the Corpus Christ Yachting Center September 26-27, 2009, hosted by Gold Medalists Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol.
Olympic Swimmer Aaron Peirsol, the winner of seven gold medals in swimming, is hosting the second annual "Aaron Peirsol's Race for the Oceans". This is an open-water swimming fundraiser, to be held at Fort Myers Beach in Fort Myers, Florida, October 10-11, 2009. Aaron Peirsol's Race for the Oceans raises funds and awareness for Oceana, a non-profit group established to protect and restore the world's oceans and for which Aaron Peirsol is a spokesperson.
These awards are not necessarily for the best athlete, but are meant to honor the man and woman who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possess the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known for, and (3) have most positively influenced the world of open water swimming in 2008.
Many reports on English Channel swims are from the swimmer's point of view. Joanne Fearon, in the support boat for Niall O Crualaoich's swim across the Englsih Channel, gives us a differnt perspective.
The top swimmers in Beijing this weekend will fill the remaining spots available for the 2008 Olympic 10K swim. Only 25 men and 25 women will compete in the event’s Olympic debut, and 10 men and 10 women have already qualified via their performance in the 10K race in early May at the 2008 FINA Open Water World Championships.
Fran Crippen of Mission Viejo Nadadores won the men’s title today at the USA Swimming 5K Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers, Fla. His time was 55 minutes, 54.5 seconds. Thirteen-year-old Eva Fabian of Greenwood Memorial Swim Club took the women’s race, finishing in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 6.2 seconds.
Open water swimming is a never ending adventure. Some of my favorite memories are from swims. There is a freedom and challenge swimming in open water which just can't be experienced in the pool. Besides that, it's FUN!!
Do you wonder what is involved in swimming a 10k Open Water race? The event will be part of the Olympics for the first time in 2008 at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Open Water Coach Steven Munatones has put together a great website, complete with pictures, that explains Open Water swimming. What will you find there? Starts, strategy, turns, feeding, navigation, finishes, and more.
Do a 10k, 5k, 5k with fins, metric mile, metric mile with fins or the kid's pier-to-pier 200m fun swim. All events will start and finish at the dock at Captain Don's Habitat on Saturday 1 October, 2006.
Do you wonder what is involved in swimming a 10k Open Water race? The event will be part of the Olympics for the first time in 2008 at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Open Water Coach Steven Munatones has put together a great website, complete with pictures, that explains Open Water swimming. What will you find there? Starts, strategy, turns, feeding, navigation, finishes, and more.
The Coral Reef Swim, one of America's most successful swim competitions, will feature four well-known Olympic swimmers during its 12th annual race Sunday, October 21, 2007, in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Amanda Beard, Rowdy Gaines, Misty Hyman, and Margaret Hoelzer are all planning to swim the 2007 St. Croix Coral Reef Swim.
Swimmer Petar Stoychev from Bulgaria set a new swimming world record for crossing the English Channel on 24 Aug 2007. His time across channel via the Dover Strait, a distance of over 38 kms38.43 kms, was...
For open water swimmers, an 8 mile swim in calm, warm waters along the shore of a sheltered lake could be considered a challenge. Now, drop the water temperature to 60F (16C) and add the unpredictable waves, wind and conditions of the North Atlantic. That challenge will draw top marathon swimmers from across the globe. James Pittar from Australia will join 30 other swimmers on 18 Aug 07 for Northern Europe's longest annual sea swim, the Inishbofin Challenge. By the way - James is blind.
Nearly three years ago I signed up to swim the English Channel. Failing on my first attempt in 2005, I went back two months later and battled across. 2006 saw me swim the Santa Barbara Channel and for 2007, well I do like a goal each year. As a student in New York City (1978-81) I remember hearing of the swimming exploits of Diana Nyad - but never imaged following her in the seriously polluted waters around Manhattan. But I did it...
Open Water Marathon Swimmer Ned Denison reports on his successful swim crossing from Santa Cruz Island to Santa Barbara, California. Swimming 20-miles in the open ocean is not for every swimmer, but Ned counts these kinds of swimming challenges as ones that he wants to face, along with other ocean and sea swims like the English Channel and the swim around Manhattan Island.
The Escape from Alcatraz Swim. We signed up nearly a year ago, hungry for a new challenge. After months of speculation and debate from colleagues, friends and families regarding sharks in San Francisco Bay, we arrived in San Francisco. That evening a group of us hopefuls walked down to one of the piers to suss out the lay of water and weigh up what we were about to take on. When we saw Alcatraz we had a double take, and comments from our weary jet lagged bunch could be heard.
The Sandycove Island Challenge is an open-water swimming race. It has been held annually at Sandycove, Kinsale, Co Cork since 1994. The course is from the slipway at Sandycove, around Sandycove Island and back to the slipway. The total distance is approximately 1,600m. If sea conditions are unsuitable on the day, a more sheltered course is followed.
A 10 kilometer open-water swim. All I remember is the mind-numbing tedium and the relentless boredom as I swam, staring at the same tree with every breath I took. Stroke, breath, tree. Stroke, breath, tree. Stroke, breath, damn bloody tree... It started, as these things usually do, in the hot tub after a late night masters swim practice. I invented what I called my LDSND.
With their eyes set on the 2008 Olympic Games, some of the nation’s top distance and open water swimmers will compete at the 2006 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships, June 2-6 in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. 2004 Olympians Larsen Jensen and Kalyn Keller are scheduled to compete in the 10K event.
Have you enjoyed following Martin Strel´s Amazon Swim and would like to hear more? You can get the background and the story in the book "The Man Who Swam the Amazon", a gripping and inspirational story of perservance, passion, and endurance what a human can do: a real-life odyssey of a rare and driven man.
Paul Newsome offers more tips on how to overcome the fear of swimming in open water. One method is to focus on something else, to get your attention of of what you are afraid of and on to the swim.
What happens when you start a triathlon or open water swimming race, with an unprecedented sea swell, chop, cooler than expected water, and about 800 other swimmers trying to clamber on top of you to get to the swim finish before you? How do you deal with those distractions?
British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh became the first person to complete a long-distance swim in all five oceans of the world on 27 January. Swimming in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans is a feat considered to be the Holy Grail of long distance open water swimming.
I started as the first of six 2005 Irish Channel solo aspirants to swim in July and I failed to get to France, pulled after 8 hours. The seas were rough, the skies dark, my feeding technique a disaster and I was dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia. I booked a 2nd swim the same September period as the last two Irish swimmers and set about repairing my dead left arm and putting in some different training.
Fresh from his Antarctic success, British swimming sensation Lewis Gordon Pugh today (Monday, January 16) completed his fourth long-distance “5 Oceans” swim, leaving just one to go to make history.
On the anniversary of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reaching the south pole, British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh has plunged into the icy waters off the antarctic peninsula to smash the world record for the most southern long distance swim ever undertaken. Wearing only Speedo trunks, goggles and a swimming cap, Lewis swam 1 kilometre (0.6 Miles) in 0°c (32°f) water.
Carina Bruwer today became the fastest female to swim across the Gibraltar Straits, from Tarifa Point in Spain to Morocco in Africa. She finished the 16km swim in 3h35, taking just two minutes off the previous record set by Indian swimmer MS Bula Chow.
A look at training for open water events.
Karen Burton's day by day account; from SwimSport.
Events from Randy Nutt in Coral Springs, Florida. Randy is also available to act as trainer and/or support kayaker for your next big swim.
Ron Collins' guide to open water and distance events, with a particular emphasis on events in Florida. Loaded with information.
A searchable database for swimming events and regular swimming group training sessions, from ActiveUSA.com.
A great resource to find events in Hawaii - and they have plenty of events. From Waikiki Rough Water Swim.
This small device might be just what you need if you find yourself struggling in an open water swim. Although it is not a Coast Guard approved device, it still can help you stay afloat until help arrives.
How several swimmers trained and fueled for a 14-mile open water swim.
"AWESOME", was United States Masters swimmer Jim Lilley’s comment after the 1999 Midmar Mile held at Midmar Dam on Sunday 14 February.
The site to find open water swimming events.
From Suzanne Rague; a narrative of her training plan for the big event, gives some good, general ideas to get you on your way.
International calendars, technique and racing tips, equipment, and news on and for open water swims.
Brazilian marathon swimmer Abilio Couto crossed the English Channel 3 times, and was four time world champion in open water swimming. Includes historical pictures and documents about open water swimming.
Pool training will only take you so far when you're looking for true results in the open water. If you want to go long, you've gotta swim with the big fish, by Alex Kostich and Triathlete.
Let's share our open water experiences from around the world. Have you swum The Channel, Manhatten, Straits of Magellan, Bering Strait, Catalina? Do tell!!
A great collection of tips and hints from Women's Cycling to get you through your first swim or to make you better for the next one.
Pool training will only take you so far when you're looking for true results in the open water. If you want to go long, you've gotta swim with the big fish.
Events, meet organizer guidelines, and news from South Africa Open Water Swimming.
The South End swim program dates back to the founding of the club in 1873. Armed with only a thermal swim cap, South Enders have braved the sometimes 'brisk' water temperatures to complete swims throughout the San Francisco Bay.
Whether your favorite activity is swimming, body surfing, rafting, kayaking or boogie boarding, here are the major causes of accidents and ways you can avoid injury.
NO roof, NO walls, NO chlorine, NO lane ropes, NO lines on the bottom, NO tumble turns! Just all the natural elements: - Sunshine, Blue Sky, Clouds, Wind, Rain, sometimes all at the same time! Plus: - Fresh Air and at night the Moon, Stars, Planets and the occasional Shooting Star.
There are plenty of major open water events on the east coast.
A 24 Mile race held in April. Everything you need to take part next time, including maps, weather and tide reports, entry forms, logistical help, and last years results, courtesy of Ron Collins.
Terry Laughlin with some advice on making a long open water swim faster (or at least easier); from Active.com
Tapering for long-distance open-water competition is nothing like tapering for a pool race.
2.4 miles of racing through the ocean on Labor Day, from the Hilton Rainbow Towers to the New Otani Hotel. Say Aloha!.
An excellent primer from USS's Open Water division.
Do a 10k, 5k, 5k with fins, metric mile, metric mile with fins or the kid's pier-to-pier 200m fun swim. All events will start and finish at the dock at Captain Don's Habitat on Saturday 1 October, 2006.
