Category: Guest Voices
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One of the joys in swimming are those moments of transformation – when you discover you can do (and enjoy) something you didn’t think you would.
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SCAR is an annual open water swimming challenge through four lakes in Arizona. Renaissance Swimmer Club member Marti Henshaw decided to swim Lake Saguaro in 2026. It turned out she picked a difficult year!
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We spoke with Chris Fidler, who’s just had a pacemaker fitted, to find out how it will impact his swimming
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Philip Lucas Awiti shares how he navigates the hazards of swimming in Africa’s largest lake Philip Lucas Awiti was born in Karungu, Migori County, in Southwestern Kenya in 1998. He grew up in the small rural fishing village of Nyamanga, where he swims today. But while bathing at the lake was part of his childhood,…
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(Image: Anna-Karin at UltraSwim 33.3 (c) John Ross Svensson / Ultraswim 33.3) From Olympic Breaststroker to Technique‑Obsessed Open Water Coach I caught up (and swam against) Olympian and top swimming coach Anna‑Karin Lundin at UltraSwim 33.3 Montenegro in October 2025 and persuaded her to reveal some of the secrets behind her speedy swimming. It’s been…
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At 62, Olivier Delfosse still trains to win and set records. He spoke with Ben Lane. When Olivier Delfosse talks about swimming, his story spans decades from a 1970s pool in Brussels to the bends of river swims and the long, restless blue between Capri and Napoli. At sixty-two, he still trains to win, not…
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Living the life of a swimming nomad Imagine selling or giving away almost everything you own, packing what’s left into a waterproof bag, and setting off on a swimming journey that you think might take seven years or more. When I first heard about Jari Cennet Tammi, I jumped to the conclusion that he must…
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Coach and self-coached swimmer José Javier Montón Cruz won the 2024 30km UltraEbre. He shared his training philosophy with Ben Lane. When José Javier Montón Cruz says swimming is his life, he isn’t exaggerating. He learned to swim at four, grew up on the Mediterranean coast, and never really left the water. Today, he works…
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Harri Kytömaa loves to turn his swimming into Strava art. Here’s how he does it
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For Italian swimmer and psychologist Elena Edatti, open water is more than a training ground — it’s where she thinks clearly, resets, and finds perspective.