This weekend our MRSS partner, Le Flow des Gabarriers, took place in the Charente region of France. Swimmers could choose from a range of distances, from the 1 km race in Cognac to the demanding ultra-distance events of 33 km and 42 km. Participants from several...

Many people associate the Glomma River with stable summer temperatures, but measurements from Fetsund show that the water temperature can drop surprisingly fast several times throughout the summer – from 17–18°C down to around 10°C within just a few days. The graph...

When you stand on the start line at GlommaDyppen, there’s a lot to take in: the river, the atmosphere, the nerves – and maybe the swimmers around you. What you might not think as much about is everything happening around you out on the water. But that’s where some of...

Along rivers in both Norway and Sweden, water has for generations been a workplace. Timber floated downstream, guided by people who knew the current, the cold, and the forces of the river better than most. In Vansbro, Sweden, this was part of everyday life until...

Heia Open is taking an important step forward in 2026 by strengthening our efforts to make open water swimming accessible for para swimmers. Our goal is to give swimmers with disabilities the opportunity to experience achievement, community and the joy of swimming in...

We now have 49 swimmers on the start list for GlommaDyppen – and the field is already truly international! So far, participants are coming fromNorway, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, the USA, Italy and the Netherlands– with room for even more countries...