WOWSA – World Open Water Swimming Association

Terence Bell, Pioneer Around Kaua’i, Looking For Swim Buddies
Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaua’i, Hawaii.
Terence Bell, an Australian aquapreneur who is starting a 14-day stage swim on July 1st to circumnavigate the 160 km around the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i next month is looking for swim buddies. “We’ll launch from Nawiliwili and go south, southwest. I...

Leslie Hamilton, Heather Fairbanks Go 1-2 In 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water.  Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley.
Race director Rondi Davies reported on Stage 3 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, a 24.46 km river swim from the the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York’s Hudson River, “Stage 3 started on a peaceful Monday morning with little...

Too Close To Call With Naked Eye
Courtesy of Colin Hill, Setúbal Bay, Portugal.
Colin Hill captured the excitement of the Saturday’s FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Setúbal Bay where Ana Marcela Cunha and Rachele Bruni came down to a photo finish....

Ryan McCabe Sets Record In The Lighthouses
Courtesy of Dave Barra, Hudson River, New York Open Water.  Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley.
Dave Barra reported on The Lighthouses, otherwise known as the 31.8 km Stage 2 from the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge to the Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York’s Hudson River, “A second day of perfect conditions: sunny, little wind, fast currents, flat water...