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Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Note: Spanish in the video is translated as “I am Don Julián – and I will accompany Toño (Antonio Argüelles) on his crossing“. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in 2021. […]
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Ned Denison announced the late Commander Charles Gerald Forsberg OBE, RN (Rtd.) is the recipient of the 2021 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Commander Forsberg was an individual with an unparalleled legacy. He is an icon who
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz was interviewed by Ned Denison on today’s WOWSA Live. He trained under Captain Nabil Elshazly at a time when Egypt was an epicenter of marathon swimming, both amateur and professional. He talked about his 21 hour 37 minute two-way crossing of the English Channel
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Marty Sinn, one of the original Honor Swimmers in the Class of 1963 in International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, was an accomplished and famous swimmer in the early to mid-1960’s. During today’s WOWSA Live with Ned Denison, she reminisced about the following: * training in Canada’s Camp
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Osama Momtaz was interviewed on WOWSA Live about marathon swimming during Egypt’s Golden Era
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Team Ocean Navi Times Ten Across The Sado Channel Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Ocean Navi, Sado Channel, Japan. On October 21st, the Team Ocean Navi completed a 10-person prison island relay across the 42 km Sado Channel from Sado Island to the mainland in northern Japan in 15 hours 16 minutes 17 seconds. The Ocean
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Julian Critchlow was elected as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. In addition to swimming four separate times across the English Channel, he has worked over the last 16 years to create the world’s most authoritative database of English Channel
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American Political Parties In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Politics is often contentious and turbulent – and always dynamic – very similar to how open water swims can be. Tip O’Neill, the former long-time powerful Speaker of the House of the U.S. Congress once said, “All politics are local.” But the
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Milo McCourt And The WOWSA Distance Challenge 100k Extreme Challenge Courtesy of Jacqueline McClelland. Milo McCourt just finished 100 km in cumulative swimming distance in the month of October. He swam from Camlough Lake to Carlingford Lough in the sea to the Infinity Swim Academy pool. He was not the only one participating in the
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Staying Warm, Navigating With Neoprene Courtesy of Lexie Kelly and @thezoghbistudio for SwimOutlet SwimOutlet asked Lexie Kelly to review full sleeve wetsuits. Her reviews of the following wetsuits from TYR, Zone 3, Aqua Sphere, Orca and Speedo are here: * TYR Women’s Hurricane Cat 5 Fullsleeve Triathlon Wetsuit * Zone 3 Women’s Aspire Fullsleeve Triathlon
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