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Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. “When I first saw Japanese sumo wrestler Enho compete against significantly larger sumo wrestlers at the highest level of sumo, we immediately thought of open water swimmers,” said Steven Munatones. “At 168 cm (5′-6″) and peaking at 99 kg (but usually at […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Becca Mann, one of the world’s fastest freestylers in both the pool or open water, described her experiences in competing at the FINA World Swimming Championships against the world’s best on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. The 22-year-old published author and screenwriter at USC, who was the first
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Natalia Chuich And The Wake Of Many Great Russian Swimmers Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Over the last few decades, Russia has produced a number of outstanding professional marathon swimmers including Larisa Ilchenko, Aleksey Akatyev, Vladimir Dyatchin, Daniil Serebrennikov, Yuri Kudinov, Ekaterina Seliverstova, Ivan Afanevich, Evgeny Drattsev, Sergey Bolshakov, Natalya Pankina, Olga Kozydub,
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Abhejali Bernardová crossed the Molokai Channel, facing large ocean swells, en route to becoming the 10th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven. The 43-year-old extreme athlete from the Czech Republic recalled her journey from a young competitive swimmer to a hardened extreme athlete and marathon swimmer
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison interviewed Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Johannes Schans, a former world professional marathon swimming champion from the Netherlands, on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. The 71-year-old retold his career and how he… * won the Dutch 16U national title
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Thank You For The Many Memories, Chad. Forward Ho Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Two-time Olympian, 5 km world champion and Midmar Mile icon Chad Ho of South Africa has retired. Say it ain’t so, Chad. Ho has been among the elite echelon of competitive open water swimming since he competed as the youngest
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Kamil Resa Alsaran Completes Very Rare Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kamil Resa Alsaran of Turkey swam in history a few weeks ago. Kevin Murphy completed the Original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 1971: solo swims across the 33.5 km English Channel, 35 km North Channel,
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Jennifer Anderson Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Jennifer Anderson as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Jenny holds the distinction of being Australia’s first world championship medalist
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Jamal Hill, Janet Evans Talk Water Competency, Olympics, Paralympics Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On September 24th on Zoom, Team USA Paralympian Jamal Hill and 4-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans will discuss improving drowning prevention, water competency, safety and preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics from 10 – 11 am
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Kate Brookes Peterson Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Kate Brookes Peterson as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Kate, Australian Swimming representative number 623, earned her pin
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