Research Guides: Literature and Sports: Useful Websites

Marathon Swimming

Marathon Swimmers Federation
The Marathon Swimmers Forum is the world's largest independent online community of open-water swimmers. Its 1756 members have contributed 23579 comments on 1446 topics.
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation was founded in 1963 in conjunction with Buck Dawson, CMDR, Joe Grossman, Conrad Wennerberg and Dennis Matuch. The Association’s mission was to provide recognition to marathon swimmers around the world.
“Fédération Internationale de Natation” (FINA)
Founded in London July 19, 1908 during the Olympic Games in London (GBR). Eight national federations were responsible for the formation of FINA: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden.
Channel Swimming Association
The Channel Swimming Association (the CSA) was founded to authenticate swimmers claims to have swum the English Channel, and to verify crossing times. Since its formation, the CSA (now Ltd.) has been entrusted with the task of observing and authenticating all Cross-Channel Swims in the Strait of Dover
Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
The CCSF began providing CPR and safety training for the organization's Observers and any crew interested in supporting channel swimmers. By 2008, the CCSF was in a position to staff swims with a minimum of two Observers, created training manuals, and established training criteria.
World Open Water Swimming Association
The World Open Water Swimming Association – or WOWSA – is a group of people who are passionate about open water swimming and are deeply interested in supporting the sport of open water swimming at its grassroots level.
Olympics and Swimming
Overview of sport, history and medal winners.

Surfing

World Surf League
The World Surf League organizes the annual tour of professional surf competitions and broadcasts each event live at WorldSurfLeague.com where you can experience the athleticism, drama and adventure of competitive surfing -- anywhere and anytime it's on.
International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment.
Competitive Wake Surf association
The Mission of the CWSA is to help promote the sport of wake surfing, provide recommended consistent and fair standards governing wake surfing events and tournaments, and to provide effective communication regarding wake surfing events and significant issues of interest to stake holders in the wake surfing industry.
US Open of Surfing
Yearly international surfing competition held in Huntington Beach, CA.
Olympics and Surfing: Toyko 2020
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today supported the proposal to add the package of five new sports to the programme of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. If approved at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro in August, the change would be the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history.

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