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The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced Lewis Gordon Pugh, a British environmental activist, pioneer swimmer, maritime lawyer and motivational speaker, as its 2011 recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award. Lewis will accept his award on May 6th during the Honor Induction Weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame‘s Presidential Award […]
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Eco-tourism, adventure travel, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, nature-based tourism, green tourism have entered our lexicon with multiple meanings and interpretation. As our world gets smaller (figuratively) and the world’s population grows (literally), mankind’s impact on the environment will continue – both for the good and the bad. From the United Nations’ designation of 2002 as
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Insight Of Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Live has one of the world’s most enthusiastic swimmers, Ned Denison, as its guest this coming Wednesday. Denison will share his insights on the sport of open water swimming and personal experiences from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
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At the halfway point of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, nearly 13,000 online votes have been cast for the 12 nominees. Each of the individuals nominated in the annual award is a hero in his own way, symbolizing the very best of the sport of open water swimming. The group
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At the halfway point of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, over 3,300 online votes have been cast for the 12 nominees. Each of the women nominated in the annual award is a true heroine in her own way, symbolizing the very best of the sport of open water swimming. The
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At the halfway point of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, over 8,000 online votes have been cast for the 21 nominees. Each of the individuals nominated in the annual award is a hero or heroine in their own way, symbolizing the best of the sport of open water swimming. The
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Lynn Kubasek, a member of the Half Century Club, passionately describes how she began her relationships with those involved with her backyard waterway: “I will never forget reading an email by Jim McConica about his 2004 Catalina Channel swim. I thought, ‘Clearly, he is a crazy person.’ I got to meet him later the same
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Claudio Plit, who received a Certificate of Merit from the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this year and was one of the most prolific and successful professional marathon swimmers of all time, is the race director for the new La Patagones – Viedma in Patagonia, Argentina on February
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One of the most cherished moments for every marathon swimmer is finishing. With the final few strokes, marathon swimmers feel a joy and a relief that is nearly indescribable and often overwhelming. But how marathon swimmers finish can vary around the world depending on what body of water and what governing body is recognizing the
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In a new initiative, Open Water Source plans to work with a variety of environmental and sporting entities, including interested individuals from around the world, to designate well-known open water swimming locations as World Open Water Swimming Heritage Sites. The effort is to help protect and celebrate globally recognized open water swimming venues. Similar to
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