The sport that argues about whether a wet rock counts as land. Draw a debate, cast your vote, then see how the rulebooks β and everyone else β ruled.
Every draw pulls one of unresolved arguments from across the sport. Vote before you peek — the ruling stays sealed until you do.
The one rule to know: an unassisted swim means a regular textile suit, one cap, goggles, and touching nothing β anything more (wetsuit, fins, a steadying hand) makes it assisted. Only unassisted swims count for traditional records. Half these debates live on that line.
The alphabet: MSF and WOWSA verify independent swims; CSA and CS&PF are the English Channel's rival bodies; IISA governs ice swimming; World Aquatics runs Olympic racing; Guinness keeps its own book. They frequently disagree β which is what most of these debates are about.
π Open Water β the ground rules: what counts, what's fair, what's safe
π Marathon Swimming β the classic long-distance discipline and its strict traditions
β΅ Channel Swimming β the crossings that built the sport, and their politics
π§ Ice & Winter β swimming below 5Β°C, where one decimal defines a sport
βΏ Adaptive & Para β disabled swimmers and rulebooks never written for them
ποΈ River Swimming β the current does part of the work; how much is too much?
ποΈ Lake & Inland β still water, local rulebooks, altitude and access fights
π Expedition & Adventure β mega-swims and claims bigger than the rulebooks
π Records & Governance β who keeps the books, and what "record" even means
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Olympic & Professional β racing, doping control, money, and the Games
π§° Gray-Gear Files β equipment the rules never anticipated
π Claim Files β famous swims whose facts are still argued
See the Community Ledger β results so far β Β· Suggest a debate β
Rulings cite the sport’s governing bodies and record-keepers — MSF, WOWSA, CSA/CS&PF, IISA, World Aquatics and Guinness. Where no body has ruled, the answer is honest: to be determined.