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Unprecedented Perimeter Swim Around The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Ori Sela and Oded Rahav, Sea of Galilee, Israel. From October 22nd to 24th around the Sea of Galilee, a group of 18 swimmers and a support team pioneered a new marathon stage swim. They collectively completed a tandem swim around the perimeter of the […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Cancer survivor and one of the most remarkable endurance athletes in the world Sarah Thomas talked about swimming in Lake Powell, Lake Champlain, the English Channel and lakes in Colorado on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. * Thomas swam 128.7 km in Lake Powell in 56 hours 5
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Four Extreme Adventures In Russia With Kosatka DV Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Oleg Dokuchaev has established an extremely impressive track record of success in the extreme swimming world. Not only did he serve as the organizer of the 86 km Bering Strait Swim from Russia to Alaska, dubbed The Most Dangerous Crossing In
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Mark Dempsey Is An Iron Iceman Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Dempsey is a swim, cycling, running, and triathlon coach and race director from Limerick, Ireland. But the 44-year-old also does Ironman Triathlons and Ice Miles, making him one of the world’s few Iron Icemen. Dempsey offers 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, local coaching,
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The Unprecedented 50 km Crossing Of Lake Baikal Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Five swimmers completed an unprecedented crossing of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world. It was the first bioprene relay to cross Lake Baikal, a 50 km effort completed in 16 hours 11 minutes. Oleg Dokuchaev, the chief of the
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. 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 September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel
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Project Blue Presents The Blue Hour – Story of the Ocean Courtesy of AltaSea, Project Blue. In response to the global pandemic, and as a way to provide science curriculum for all students and adults staying Safer at Home in the City of Los Angeles, AltaSea launched Project Blue. Through live chats, webinars, and ocean
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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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John Scott On Building Resilience On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. John Scott talks about his goal of being the best husband, father, son, and manager that he can be and the concept of resiliency on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. Scott writes extensively about the topic of human capital optimization
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Lee Shimano wrote the Treasures of the CNE: Memorabilia and Tales from the Canadian National Exhibition that captures the heroes and heroines of the famed Canadian National Exhibition professional marathon swims of the early 20th century.
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