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2020 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year 1. André Wiersig (Germany) 2. Evan Morrison (USA) 3. Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) 4. Henri Kaarma (Estonia) 5. Jaime Lomelin (Mexico) 6. Joe Zemaitis and John […]
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2020 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year 1. Century Swim To Malta by Neil Agius (Malta) 2. HK360Xtreme Challenge by Mayank Vaid (India) 3. Ice Kilometer by Alisa Fatum (Germany) 4. Lake
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2020 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year 1. Antarctica 2020 International Swim by Ger Kennedy (Ireland) 2. Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Australia) 3. Galilee Marathon Swimming Association (Israel) 4. It’s
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WOWSA Awards WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nejib Belhedi (Tunisia) Nejib Belhedi, a former special operations officer and Lieutenant Colonel, has a long and varied career in the open water. He has been successful as a channel swimmer, cold water swimmer, stage swimmer, boat pull swimmer, extreme swimmer, and a
Lars Mack Wins WOWSA Swim Of The Week Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Quinn Fitzgerald announced the winner of the WOWSA Swim of the Week, “Lars Mack swam during a stunning sunrise in the North Sea off of Sylt Island in Germany.” Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Looking Forward To Looking Forward Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Pedro Rego Monteiro – as has his fellow Brazilians and staff at Effect Sport – has faced a tough year in 2020 with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on Infinity Channel Swimming in Newry, Northern Ireland,
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. #494 Brian Dillon, Ireland on January 1st in Camlough Lake, Ireland in 5.00°C water in 46:20 #495 Kevin Dennehy, Ireland on January 1st in Camlough Lake, Ireland in 5.00°C water in 46:20 #496 Enzo Favoino, Italy on January 6th in Montorfano Lake, Italy in 4.93°C water in
Shadia El Rageb On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Shadia El Rageb was the dominant professional marathon swimmer in the early 1970’s when she was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in the Class of 1971. She discussed her career with Ned Denison on
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Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. The mission of the World Open Water Swimming Association and the goal of the Daily News of Open Water Swimming is to educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore. Founder Steven Munatones says, “We have written over 20,000 articles since 2005 when
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