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Liz Fry’s 3rd Swim In The Great Lakes – Delayed Courtesy of Marcia Cleveland, Lake Michigan. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Elizabeth Fry is going for her third lake swim in a Great Lake. In August 2016, she participated in the inaugural 20 km Embrace the Challenge, a cross border swim of […]
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Swim 4 Freedom 30 Mile 30 Day Challenge, A Huge Success Courtesy of Steele Whowell, Swim 4 Freedom, Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. Special Operations Warrior Foundation 40th Anniversary video with actor, director, musician, producer and philanthropist Gary Sinise. For years, Steele Whowell was tirelessly and relentlessly organized and promoted the charity swim Swim 4 Freedom in
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Sperm Whales In The Oceans Courtesy of Lily Moy. Channel swimmers along the California coast, between the Hawaiian islands, and elsewhere around the world, can hear and come across whales if they are lucky. Underwater, the swimmer can hear the whales’ clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls while the escort crews are occasionally treated to impressive
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Michael Teters On Swimming, Reaching, Crawling Courtesy of Michael Teters. Artist and open water swimmer Michael Teters completed another painting called Reach, a 18 x 48 inch pastel and encaustic on panel [see above]. For more artwork of swimmers by Teters, visit here. One of his earlier pieces is entitled Crawling [see below]: Copyright ©
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Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque Courtesy of Nasser Elshazly, La Tuque, Québec, Canada. 24 Heures La Tuque (or the Le Marathon de 24 Heures de La Tuque) was a renowned 24-hour non-stop professional relay race that was held in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The event was the brainchild
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Dillane And The Dolphins Photo courtesy of Domnick Walsh. In the 21 km journey from Fastnet to Baltimore in Ireland, Elaine Burrows Dillane was Walkerized; a pod of dolphins joined her along the 7 hour 45 minute swim on her August 12th crossing. She recalled, “I could nearly touch them. They were swimming under my
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach,California. 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 will describe his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Olympians Petar Stoychev, Yasunari Hirai and Marianna Lymperta as well as Sofia Psilolignou, a 3-time Greek 5 km and 10 km champion and 2-time English Channel swimmer, will compete in The Authentic Marathon Swim in September 2020, at Pefki, Evia, Istiaia – Edipsos in Greece. The 10 km
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Speedo Diplomacy: Nejib Belhedi Stage Swim From Tunisia Along Libya Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Nejib Belhedi, a 68-year-old Tunisian marathon swimmer and author (Above the Ramparts) has accomplished numerous noteworthy swims during his prolific career. In an act of peace, Belhedi is going to conduct highly risky Speedo Diplomacy during November 2020
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Motivation And Mindfulness For Open Water Swimmers By VOWSA Courtesy of VOWSA, Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver Open Water Swimming Association President Craig Stewart is moderating a talk for open water swimmers of all levels who are looking to better their practice and stay motivated through these uncertain times and lack of race events. The talk –
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