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This category contains links to sites related to open water swimming, long distance swimming and marathon swimming. Including organizations, events, news and media, personal pages, and related pages associated with open water swimming. This category is NOT for SCUBA Diving.

Resources in This Category

• British Long Distance Swimming Association

  http://www.bldsa.org.uk/
  Reports on events, a calendar of swims, advice for preparation and training for long distance events, links, and a photo gallery.

• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation

  http://swimcatalina.com/index.php
  Volunteer, non-profit governing organization for swims across the Catalina Channel. Applications for solo and relay swims, information and success stories.

• Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation

  http://cspf.co.uk/
  One of two governing associations for official English Channel solo swims.

• Channel Swimming Association (CSA)

  http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/
  One of two governing body of official solo swims of the English Channel. Includes records, history, FAQs, news, and shopping regalia.

• Irish Long Distance Swimming Asociation

  http://ildsa.info/
  Governing body for North Channel solo swims, applications to swim the North Channel, upcoming swimming events, roll of honour of members,

• LoneSwimmer

  http://loneswimmer.com/
  Contain extensive explanatory articles for open water and pool swimmers. Articles on cold water swimming, equipment reviews and open water swimming and swim reports. Also occasional swimming news and commentary on open water swimming issues.

• Marathon and Solo Swims

  http://soloswims.com/
  Containing information on English Channel solo marathon swims, Lake Ontario swims, St Mary's Silver Dolphins swimming club, some British Long Distance Swimming Association links, and links to various swimming sites and organisations.

• Marathon Swimmers Federation

  http://marathonswimmers.org/
  Marathon swimming rules, hosted swimming blgs, resources, guidelines, discusion forum and social networking for the global community of marathon swimmers and aspiring marathon swimmers and others interested in the sport.

• Ocean Swims

  http://www.oceanswims.com/
  Includes worldwide event details and contact information. Organised open water racing in Australia, overseas swim holidays and swim shop.

• River and Lake Swimming Association

  http://www.river-swimming.co.uk/
  Has safety advice, essays, reviews of swimming places, a message board and links to clubs. The Association promotes swimming in natural bodies of water.

• Sandycove Island Swimming Club

  http://sandycoveswimmers.com/
  Irish open water swimming club. News and notification of events

• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association

  http://www.santabarbarachannelswim.org/
  Governing association for marathon swims in the Santa Barbara Channel since 2006. Applications, swim routes, planning, fees, rules, FAQ, Live GPS tracking, Members & Roll of Honor.

• SdogV Productions

  http://www.sdogv.com/swim.html
  Open water swim history of marathon swimmer Ted Erikson (Lake Michigan/English Channel) and pioneer swimming dog Umbra (Bosporous/Dardanelles). Includes long distance links.

• Swimming Long

  http://malvaswimlakeontario.typepad.com/my-blog/
  The personal blog of a swimming triathlon coach.

• SwimTrek

  http://www.swimtrek.com/
  An open water swimming operator organising trips in the UK and across the world. Trips, events, news and general information.

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