Over the course of history since 1872, several thousands of solo attempts have been made to swim across the 33.5 km English Channel between England and France.

Of those thousands of soloists, 68 different swimmers from 17 countries (Great Britain, Italy, USA, Germany, France, Egypt, Denmark, Canada, Bulgaria, Australia, Syria, Turkey, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and Argentina) set or broke a speed record swimming across the English Channel over the last 148 years.

Op de website van Lauwersmeerzwemtochten zijn 4 evenementen bekendgemaakt:

• Woensdag 22 mei 2024 - Rondje NW Robbengat - 2 en 5 kilometer
• Woensdag 5 juni 2024 - Electra naar Zoutkamp - 5,5 kilometer 
• Woensdag 26 juni 2024 - oversteek Lauwersmeer - 7,9 kilometer
• Woensdag 10 juli 2024 - Aduarderzijl naar Roodehaan - 5,5 en 3,5 kilometer

Arena Sponsort open water zwemmen in meerdere alpenlanden door een circuit. Er is meer te lezen op de website: Alpen Open Water Cup.

The 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup season kicks off in the waters of Soma Bay, Egypt, home to the successful 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup as part of the Egypt Aquatics Festival. The second stop will be Golfo Aranci, Italy, a coastal town renowned for its warm Sardinian hospitality. "Sardinia is like a second home for many of us who compete in open water swimming. It's always a joy to race there," said German swimmer Leonie Beck.

Kieron Palframan is an acclaimed ice and long-distance swimmer from Cape Town, South Africa and has distinguished himself in some of the most challenging open water environments globally. His Oceans Seven journey, spanning over 15 years, culminated in Molokai Channel in Hawaii this October, making him the 27th person in history to achieve these seven challenges.

The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims:

The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced 13 Inductees - Class of 2024 - see https://www.imshof.org/news. Four are English Channel swimmers: Dan Simonelli, Courtney Moates Paulk, Suzanne Heim-Bowen, and Lynton Mortensen.