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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Every open water swim has volunteers, people who unselfishly give their time, talents and energies to support open water swimmers from the English Channel or to Fiji. Volunteers include pilots, kayakers, feeders, on-land support crew, safety personnel and officials, those men and women who serve as impartial judges of the sport. At the upcoming USA […]
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Nacho Sela of the Navia Open Water Swimming Organising Committee welcomes in another season of swims from Navia, Spain. The 53rd annual Descenso a Nado Ría de Navia, one of the world’s greatest open water swimming events, will take place on August 8th with a 5K race for men, 3K for women, 1.7K for masters
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Staying flexible is the name of the open water game. Marcos Diaz will change direction and venue for the second leg of his four-swim Swim Across the Continents project. Marcos is currently headed towards Jordan for a revised Asia-to-Africa swim. His initial swim was from Yemen to Djibouti, but security problems were difficult to overcome.
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USA Swimming clarified the confusion surrounding the allowable swimsuits for its upcoming National Open Water Swimming Championships and National Team Trials in Long Beach, California. Effective June 1, 2010, the rules regarding swimsuits allowable for USA Swimming sanctioned or approved open water events are as follows: 1. Any suits included on the currently published list
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Nora Toledano and her fellow Sea of Cortez swimmers faced challenges that other marathon athletes do not face. Without a doubt, triathlons are tough as are ultramarathons and long-distance cycling races. The Iditarod is a massively difficult event as are adventure races and other feats of endurance. But what sport can you be attacked by
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A Fragile Earth Signed By A Fearless Leader Courtesy of WOWSA, Mount Everest. Lewis Pugh is heading down Mount Everest and will be back at sea level for a book signing on June 1st in London. After his recent glacial lake swim at 5,300 meters, Pugh will sign copies of his autobiography, Achieving The Impossible:
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The U.S. Masters Swimming 1-mile Open Water Swimming Championships will be held in Lake Norman, North Carolina this weekend as part of the Carolina’s Open Water Challenge in Gar Creek. The North Carolina race is the kick-off race for the 2010 U.S. Masters Swimming Open Water Swimming Championship season. The swimmers are seeded by their
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Doug Woodring, who organizes the The Clean Half Extreme Marathon Relay and is co-founder of Project Kaisei with George Orbelian and Mary Crowley, will speak on how the open water swimming community can help protect the marine environment at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He will be joined in Long Beach, California by Hong
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The city of New York is getting ready for its upcoming summer open water swim season which kicks off this weekend with the Great Hudson River Swim on May 29th followed by the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Park to Park Swim, Liberty Island Swim, Aquathlon: Stars & Stripes, Riverside Park Tune Up Swim, Governors Island
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The courageous group of intrepid swimmers attempting to swim across the Sea of Cortez and set a new world record for the longest continuous non-stop relay on the open seas was defeated by large blooms of jellyfish. Initially, lead swimmer Nora Toledano was hit by a large bloom during the team’s second day in the
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