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September 1, 2026
Let’s clear up a massive misconception right away: swimming is not just a sport or a summer holiday pastime, but a primary survival skill. Furthermore, just like healthcare or education, it has become a ruthless indicator of social class.
August 30, 2026
We are a strange species. We pay good money, sign liability waivers, sometimes squeeze into neoprene wetsuits, and plunge into waters that are often colder than is reasonable. We do all this to simulate the desperate escape of lifers and death row inmates.
August 29, 2026
There is a massive historical anomaly in how we view swimming today. We are so accustomed to chlorinated pools, floating lane lines, and blue tiles that we have forgotten a fundamental detail: swimming began as open water swimming.
August 25, 2026
Heraclitus said that you cannot step into the same river twice. But you can swim in the same race. Swimming has taken place in Sète since 1908. As far as we know, it is the oldest open water race still on the calendar.
August 24, 2026
In the 2026 edition, among the 19 starters was Daniel Douglas Di Pierro, a long-distance swimmer who loves these types of races and has built formidable experience over the years in events over 20km. We decided to interview him to find out more about this race, which is not easy to even sign up for.
August 12, 2026
To understand what lies within that steel crown (and why only a handful of people have conquered it in four seasons), you have to look at the three rivers that award it. Because the Marathon River Swim Series is not just a challenge of kilometers, but also of diversity.
