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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Thomas Lurz is one well-known constant in the elite world of open water swimming. 2011 was no different. Thomas not only won his 7th world championship title in the 5K, but he also won the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup series, the European 10K Championships, and only narrowly lost the world championship 10K title […]
Pilar Geijo dominated the world of professional marathon swimming for the second year in a row. She won the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix with podium finishes in the 15K Rosario, Argentina (third), the 57K Sante Fe-Coronda, Argentina (second), the 88K Hernandarias-Paraná, Argentina (victory), the 36K Capri-Napoli, Italy (victory), the 32K Lac St-Jean, Canada
Simon Griffiths knows an emerging sport when he sees it. But the former freelance triathlon writer wants others to appreciate open water swimming in its many guises as he does: as a lifestyle, as a healthful exercise that challenges the mind and body, as an activity that is shared with a profound level of camaraderie
Pat Gallant-Charette is a 60-year-old full-time nurse who cares for her two young grandchildren and is inspiring friends around the world with her attitude and marathon swimming achievements. She kicked off 2011 by founding the non-profit Swim for Your Heart February 14 organization that supports heart disease-related charity groups through a worldwide swim. Despite all
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Spyridon Gianniotis keeps improving in the open water. His hard work and improved racing tactics all came together in Shanghai at the 2011 World Championships where he won the prestigious 10K race over favored Thomas Lurz and earn a hard-fought silver medal in the 5K. Now heading back to his fourth Olympics as a result
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elizabeth Fry is a 52-year-old financial services consultant who could not just swim things once in 2011. She first set the double crossing record in the 35-mile Ederle Swim from Manhattan Island to New Jersey – and back – in June. Finishing in 11 hours 5 minutes, she set
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Salvatore Cimmino is swimming in the Seas of the Globe in order to raise awareness about physical disabilities. After getting his leg amputated at the age of 15, he turned to swimming for therapeutic reasons. His therapy has now transformed to a passion that drives him around the world. His Swimming in the Seas
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Pamela Dickson is a 56-year-old grandmother of ten who became the oldest person to swim 40.2K across Lake Taupo, the biggest lake in New Zealand, in 13 hours 56 minutes. The oldest person to swim the Cook Strait dug deep and proved that her chronological age was less important than the rhythm she has developed
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Bruckner Chase is bringing together the world of ocean environmentalism to the growing community of open water swimmers. Meeting after meeting, Bruckner is leveraging governmental resources from Washington D.C. to Samoa to conduct a number of ocean-related initiatives together with innovative open water swimming programs. He is also creating international open water swimming programs for
Ana Marcela Cunha had dreams of returning to the Olympics after she finished fifth in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 16-year-old was only 5 seconds outside the bronze medal in the 2-hour race. But she missed out on her second Olympics by a mere 4 seconds at the 2011