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David Alleva Wins 1989 Atlantic City Around The Island Swim On the morning of August 13th 1989 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, David Alleva had a good suspicion that he was going to have a good race in the Around The Island Swim. The 25-year-old from Indiana University following in the wake of fellow Hoosier […]
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Rough, Rough Waters In The 1993 Swim Across The Sound Courtesy of Bill Rock Productions. Bill Rock Productions documented the 1993 Swim Across the Sound, a charity swim starting in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The top professional marathon swimmers in the world including David Alleva, Diego Degano, Karen Burton, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Silvia Dalotto, Marian Cassidy, Claudio Plit,
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Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch And The Elite Race In 1992 Swim Across The Sound Courtesy of Bill Rock Productions. Bill Rock Productions documented the 1992 Swim Across the Sound, a charity swim starting in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The top professional marathon swimmers in the world including David Alleva, Paul Asmuth, Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch, Karen Burton,
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Big Scare Swimming Alone In A New Place Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bob Placak went on a family vacation to the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) several years ago. “The ocean was so beautiful. These islands are magnificent. With so much wildlife on land and in the turquoise blue waters, the Galápagos are
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Olympians And World Record Holders In The 1991 Swim Across the Sound Courtesy of Bill Rock Productions. Bill Rock Productions documented the 1991 Swim Across the Sound, a 26 km charity swim starting in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Craig Beasley, Rowdy Gaines, and Steve Lundquist joined Swim Across America co-founder Matt Vossler and many others in the
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Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison, chairperson of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, discussed his participation in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, at the invitation of fellow Hall of Famer Luciano Cotena, on today’s WOWSA Live. Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Katie Blair, Edward “Ted” Lomicka, Chris Allshouse, Philip Rush, Keri-Anne Payne, David Carry, Jacques Sicot, Sandra Bergquist, Cameron Bellamy, Ross Edgley, Jacques Sicot, Molly Nance, and Kevin Pollman all have Sue Dyson as a friend and open water swim colleague in common. Dyson, a native of New Jersey
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OceanFit Podcasts From New South Wales, Australia Courtesy of Andre Slade, OceanFit. Andre Slade of OceanFit continues to interview a number of ocean swimmers and personalities along his long (85 days and counting) road trip along the Australian coast. * Don Warner is a Canadian, a Brighton Iceberger, and the author of ‘Beyond The Tip
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The Epic Lake Swim From Wisconsin To Michigan Courtesy of Jim Dreyer, Mighty Mac Swim, Lake Michigan from Wisconsin to Michigan. Back on August 13th, Jim Dreyer, the Executive Director of the Mighty Mac Swim, reported on a mid-lake, cross-state relay crossing of Lake Michigan in 20 hours 50 minutes. A team of six swimmers
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Women Perform Extremely Well At Madeira Island Ultra Swim Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association. Women took 3 out of the top 5 places at the 30 km Madeira Island Ultra Swim today on Madeira Island in Portugal. Catarina Ganzeli from Brazil won overall in 8 hours 59 minutes, finishing a mere 2 seconds
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