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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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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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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
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In her brief professional marathon swimming career, Marian (née Cassidy) Clark from Wilmington Aquatics in Delaware who finished 2nd overall in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation to Shelley Taylor-Smith. She also set a record in the 1992 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli and competed in twice in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A body of water in Mexico that is similar in distance and conditions (albeit not water temperature) to the English Channel is the 20 km stretch of cobalt sea between Isla Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. At 5:00 am on December 27th on the Yucatán
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Neil Agius: The Long Swim Home Courtesy of LovinMalta, Malta. Neil Agius, a 2004 Olympic swimmer in the 400m freestyle from Malta, completed a 100 km solo swim from Sicily in Italy to Malta in the Mediterranean Sea in June. He built up to this Century Swim from his specialty of 400 meters. He initially
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Ailén Lascano Micaz Wins 2020 500m IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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Looking Back And Looking Forward Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This time of the year, we always look forward to looking back at the year highlights throughout the open water swimming season. This year there were many. Frankly, there were probably more disappointments, frustrations and dreams dashed than
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Christof Wandratsch Goes 2 For 2 On The 2020 IISA World Cup Series Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association
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