Observer Report

noun - Observer Report is an official documentation issued and accepted by a governing body or association responsible for a marathon swim or channel swim or relay that describes in detail the parameters and activities of solo marathon swims, crossings, and open water swimming relays. The Observer Report is prepared by an official Observer designated by the governing body or association and confirms that the open water swimmer or swimmers on an open water swimming relay adhere to the rules and regulations of the governing organization and any deviations from those accepted rules and regulations.

Usage

The Observer filled out the Observer Report in the boat on the way back to the harbor.

Marathon Swimmers Federation

Evan Morrison, one of the co-founders of the Marathon Swimmers Federation, set the standard of reporting on marathon swims with his Morrison Report that served as the official Observer's Log for Craig Lenning's swim from the Farallon Islands to Muir Beach on the California mainland on 8 April 2014. The Morrison Report is posted [here].

Synonym

swim log, observer's log, observer's report, log, report, swim record

Observer Reports from around the world

Each of these organisations has its own Observer Report:

• Channel Swimming Association
  
• Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
  
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
  
• ACNEG (Asociacion de cruce a nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar)
  
• Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
  
• Cook Strait Marathon Swimming
  
• Hawaiian Channel Swim Association
  
• Lake Tahoe Swimming Society
  
• Farallon Islands Swimming Federation
  
• Rottnest Channel Swim Association
  
• Cape Long Distance Swimming Association
  
• British Long Distance Swimming Association
  
• Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
  
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation
  
• Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association
  
• FINA
  
• Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association
  
• Marathon Swimmers Federation
  
• Menorca Channel Swimming Association
  
• New England Marathon Swimming Association
  
• Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association
  
• Southern California Eight
  
• Oceans Seven
  
• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
  
• Townsville Open Water Swimming Association
  
• Vancouver Open Water Swimming Association
  

External links

• Ratification, Verification, Certification, Authentication, Confirmation, Sanction, Documentation, Observation … What Do These All Mean?
• What Is A World Record? Who Determines World Records In The Open Water?
• The Latest Innovation by Evan Morrison of Marathon Swimmers Federation
• A Balance Between Dreams and Danger with Ross Edgley
• Don Van Cleve, The Picasso Of The Pacific
• Observing and Documenting The Improbable
• Evan Morrison Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Thank You Very Much, Peter Frayne
• All Hands On Deck
• Open Water Swimming
• Channel Swimming, 100% Perfection Personified
• Keeping Good Lookout - Can't Be Done Without Them
• What Is A Safety Briefing?
• Channel Swimming Association
• Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
• Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
• Asociacion de cruce a nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar
• Rules And Regulations Across The Seven Seas
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Bits And Pieces From Farallon Islands History
• The Evolutionary Digitalization Of Open Water Swimming
• Were Records Made To Be Broken (In The Open Water)?
• Veljko Rogošić's Moje Najteže Milje - His Hardest Mile
• Annaleise Carr, Swimming With a Purpose
• Annaleise Carr's Traverse Across Lake Erie, Part One
• Annaleise Carr's Traverse Across Lake Erie, Part Two
• 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
• 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
• Communication In The Channel