General Discussion

Discussion List

• Direct vs. indirect costs of channel swims

  722 views 28 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen April 2021
• MSF Documented Swims - 2020

  1.3K views 13 comments 7 points Most recent by evmo April 2021
• Mentally overcoming risks

  1.2K views 41 comments 1 point Most recent by owsnadine April 2021
• Lodging in Dover, Duration of stay for Channel Crossing

  2.5K views 26 comments 0 points Most recent by miklcct March 2021
• Aerobic Running vs Aerobic Swimming

  424 views 4 comments 2 points Most recent by boobooaboo March 2021
• RIO - new marathon swimming documentary

  1.2K views 24 comments 19 points Most recent by dpm50 March 2021
• Spot Gen3

  1.3K views 19 comments 0 points Most recent by j9swim March 2021
• Rottnest Channel Swim v Port to Pub: Diverging on Allowed Equipment

  925 views 5 comments 1 point Most recent by jaimie072 February 2021
• Recovery between long swim events

  402 views 5 comments 3 points Most recent by swimmer25k February 2021
• Interpreting tide charts

  246 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Sara_Wolf January 2021
• Who Earns the Title 'Channel Swimmer'?

  6.1K views 80 comments 0 points Most recent by thelittlemerwookie January 2021
• USMS Open Water Nationals - 2021

  316 views 3 comments 2 points Most recent by boobooaboo December 2020
• Wow! What a year!

  170 views 1 comment 10 points Most recent by emkhowley December 2020
• Post-Swim Shortness of Breath

  7.1K views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by wendyv34 December 2020
• Cross-training?

  5.8K views 46 comments 0 points Most recent by BogdanZ December 2020
• 24 Hour Swim in the Pool

  11.7K views 31 comments 1 point Most recent by Openh2o December 2020
• Planning/Permitting a solo event

  159 views 5 comments 2 points Most recent by StLucia_Channel December 2020
• doing a "rehearsal swim" for a Channel swim - good idea?

  738 views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by Openh2o December 2020
• Your first long swim

  10.4K views 60 comments 0 points Most recent by dpm50 October 2020
• Island of Lundy

  205 views 1 comment 2 points Most recent by BogdanZ October 2020
• Winter Swimming Options in the Time of the Pandemic

  885 views 19 comments 3 points Most recent by dpm50 October 2020
• Has anyone ever swum across Loch Ness?

  4.6K views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by emkhowley October 2020
• Special thank you with ongoing organizational headaches

  104 views 0 comments 6 points Started by StLucia_Channel September 2020
• numbness in fingers

  12.1K views 20 comments 0 points Most recent by BogdanZ September 2020
• The Stroke Problems & Questions Thread

  3.2K views 97 comments 2 points Most recent by emkhowley September 2020
• "unescorted" marathon swimming

  974 views 26 comments 1 point Most recent by IronMike September 2020
• Finally Back in the Swim of Things....

  859 views 20 comments 10 points Most recent by Openh2o September 2020
• California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming

  1.4K views 12 comments 6 points Most recent by evmo August 2020
• Books / swimming (and humor)

  238 views 1 comment 6 points Most recent by Solo August 2020
• cold water vs hot water swimmers

  959 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by Openh2o August 2020