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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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Susan Simmons, Gordon Giesbrecht, Brian Hunt On Cold Water Swimming Courtesy of Vancouver Open Water Swimming Association. Susan Simmons, the Canadian marathon swimmer and coach, is busy managing her own career and leading other swimmers like the Spirit Orcas, a group of swimmers who did a 80 km stage swim in the Salish Sea.* She
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Video courtesy of FINA and WOWSA. The 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held between July 15th – 23rd 2010 in lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Québec, Canada. The competition had great swimmers, a great atmosphere, a great venue, great swimmers, officiating controversies, and a great finish in the men’s 25 km marathon
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaieiewaho Channel, Hawaii. Almost 10 years ago, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Penny Palfrey of Australia attempted a solo 115.8 km crossing of the Kaieiewaho Channel between the islands of Kauai and Oahu. In November 2010, she made her second attempt, starting from Ka’ena Point on Oahu with plans
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A Dream Come True: The Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bárbara Hernández Huerta of Chile realized a dream. With a 7 hour 59 minute 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in today’s 20 Bridges Swim, she became the first swimmer from Chile to achieve the Triple Crown
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Mark Saliba Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Mark Saliba as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Mark Saliba is Australian representative swimmer no 503 for his selection
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Lauren Arndt Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Lauren Arndt as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Lauren Arndt holds Australian Swimmer representative number 615 for representing Australia
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Grant Robinson Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Grant Robinson as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Grant Robinson was a prominent premiere open water and marathon swimmer
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FINA’s Technical Talks with Jordan Wilimovsky Courtesy of FINA #TechnicalTalks. Two-time pool and marathon swimming Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky was interviewed by FINA and shared his perspectives as one of the fastest marathon swimmers in the world who is expected to compete for a gold medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the Tokyo Olympics
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 2015, Herman Willemse wrote his 560-page memoirs about his prolific and illustrious open water swimming career – one of the most successful swimmers of the 20th century. In Vrije slag (Freestyle in English), Willemse tells of his swims around the world and his post-retirement adventures in a sailboat
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