University of Louisville Professor Johnmann To Swim The English Channel
The first man to swim the English Channel, unassisted and observed, was Matthew Webb, who completed the swim from to Dover Calais on August 25, 1875 in a time of 21 hours, 45 minutes.
Photo Vault from Shore: Men’s 5K at 2014 Open Water Nationals
Open water swimming doesn’t get much better than this. It was a perfect day for racing: warm without being hot,…
Photo Vault from Shore: Women’s 5K at 2014 Open Water Nationals
See what the women’s 5K open water national race looked like from SwimSwam’s perspective on the shore.
Clocks Dedicated at Doty Memorial Mile Swim
Of the dedication ceremony, Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association President Greg O’Connor says, “It feels good to see the open water swimming community give back to someone who gave so much of himself.”
Haley Anderson 5K National Champion Talks About the Race
5K national champion Haley Anderson was joined by her younger sister Jordan in today’s race
Video Interview: Canyons’ Coach Jeremy Anderson and the Growth of Age Group Open Water Swimming
Coach Jeremy Anderson of Canyons Aquatic Club, host club of the 2014 Open Water Nationals, talked with SwimSwam about running this meet two years in a row, and about the growth of open water swimming among age group swimmers.
Video Interview: The Past and the Future of the David Heron-Tyler Fenwick Collaboration
Tyler Fenwick and David Heron sat down with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant to talk about the past and the future of their collaboration in distance swimming.
Video Interview: Yale’s Eva Fabian on Open Water, Ivy League Swimming
Yale junior Eva Fabian sat down with SwimSwam to talk about open water swimming, and competing in the Ivy League.
Video Interview: Jordan Wilimovsky Sums Up Open Water Nationals
Jordan Wilimovsky talks open water strategy with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant.
Haley Anderson becomes U.S. 5K Open Water National Champ in Castaic Lake
The reigning 5K World Champ Haley Anderson successfully held up her crown at the U.S. Open Water National Championships, taking home the gold in the women’s 5K race Sunday morning.
Alex Meyer wins photo finish 5K national title over Jordan Wilimovsky
Former open water world champ Alex Meyer picked up a U.S. National open water title in dramatic fashion, just nipping Northwestern’s Jordan Wilimovsky in a photo finish.
Alex Meyer Talks New Team, Making the Pan Pacs, Growth of Open Water Swimming
Saturday was the off day at the USA Swimming Open Water Nationals and we caught up with Olympian Alex Meyer…
Interviews with the USA Swimming 10K Champs Becca Mann and Andrew Gemmell
If you love open water like we love open water, then you had to appreciate the great racing brought by…
Photo Vault from Shore: Women’s 10K at 2014 Open Water Nationals
It was a perfect morning for the women’s 10K nationals at Castaic Lake in California. A layer of famous Los…
Gemmell Takes Second Career 10k National Championship at Lake Castaic
Andrew Gemmell has won the 2014 USA Swimming men’s 10km open water national championship, and along with three other men has booked his ticket to the Pan Pac Championships.