The Big Swim Donation

THE 55 BIG SWIM relay swimmers donated US$27,000 to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation as a result of their recent 26-mile crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel.

After enjoying the channel crossing, the team members donated an incredible average of US$490 per swimmer to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Daniel Belding kicked off the efforts by raising $9,100.

The annual event was captured in a documentary called THE BIG SWIM filmed and produced by the Ocean Channel.

Photo shows the 2008 relay members of THE BIG SWIM.

Post-Olympic Open Water Swimming

The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim blog is expanding to cover all aspects of open water swimming including solo swims, relays, World Cup races, Grand Prix races, marathon swims, circumnavigation swims and charity swims in lakes, rivers, oceans, bays, dams, reservoirs and channels around the world.

Whether you are a newcomer or pro, feel free to email us information, race results, photos or interesting stories to share with the global open water swimming community.

The tagline of Olympic 10K Marathon Swim continues: No Guts, No Glory. No Pain, No Gain. No Risk, No Reward. No Lanes, No Lines. No Walls, No Mercy.

For more details, go to 10Kswim.com.