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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
30 years ago, Paul Asmuth ruled the professional marathon swimming world and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim was a year away from starting in its modern-day format. Shelley Taylor-Smith had yet to enter the open water and Penny Dean still held both the English Channel (7:40) and Catalina Channel (7:15) records. The King of the […]
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Vegetarian and Olympic 10K Marathon Swim chief Colin Hill appeared on a popular cooking program in the UK called River Cottage. Colin did some wild swimming with British celebrity chef‘s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall after benefiting from some carbo-loading dishes. View here where available. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Selina Moreno Pasagali is a breast cancer survivor who has nursed herself back to health by becoming an accomplished marathon swimmer. She is a nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. Learn more and vote HERE for the WOWSA Awards for 2011 Man of the Year, 2011 Woman of the
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The first-ever GET AMPED! South Florida 1.5-mile open water swim was held today helping GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) amplify the voice of the LGBT community supporting equal rights. The event was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where 35 swimmers raised money for the cause bringing together athletes, advocates residents, visitors and local
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Whitehaven Beach is site of Ky Hurst’s Body Science Great Australian Swim Series in Whitsunday Island in Queensland. Whitehaven Beach was named the top Eco Friendly Beach in the world by CNN. The white sands of Whitehaven Beach are renowned, consisting of 98% pure silica which gives it a
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Vicko Soljan, race director for the Faros Maraton, provided the all-time fastest times at the Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championship between 1976 and 2011. Alexander Studzinski of Germany and Linsy Heister of Netherlands are the fastest man and woman in history. 1. Alexander Studzinski, Germany, 3:01:55 2. Vladimir Dyatchin, Russia, 3:03:38 3. Evgueni Bezroutchenko,
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The ecosystem of open water swimming include channel swimmers, Polar Bear swimmers, marathon swimmers, relay swimmers, stage swimmers, adventure swimmers, triathletes, extreme swimmers and a small, unique group of individuals oozing stoic, professional heroism: rescue swimmers. When it comes to being a rescue swimmer, mistakes can be the difference between life and death for swimmers
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Mihalis Koumbouzis and Lisa Stansbie announced their Big Blue Swim website which is now live. Mihalis and Lisa can be contacted via email here or be followed on Twitter @TheBigBlueSwim about their new Greek swimming adventure holiday tour. The Big Blue is a Greek specialist swimming adventure holiday around 12 beautiful islands of the Ionian
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Bruckner Chase was formally given the title of Uila O Le Sami in American Samoa by the village Aunu’u. His title was conveyed by Fuiava Avaloa, the High Talking Chief of Aunu’u, in May during a blessing and ceremony on the island before his 9-mile crossing from Aunu’u Island to Pago Pago, the main island
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Connections develop when humans enter the open water that simply do not happen when homo sapiens are on land. While humans are adept at self-expression, the exchange of concepts, the organization of complex social structures from families to nations, entrance into the open water is a profoundly unique equalizer. Mutual respect, camaraderie and bonds form
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