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Nejib Belhedi Swims 40 km From Great Kuriat To Sousse Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 69-year-old Nejib Belhedi completed his first marathon swim shortly after emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown. Yesterday in his native Tunisia, Belhedi walked into the Mediterranean Sea on Great Kuriat Island, swam 40 km under escort boat pilots Hamza Batbout […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Herman Willemse on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. In his WOWSA Live interview, the 86-year-old Dutch superstar – one of the most renowned marathon swimmers in the world and member of the inaugural class
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Gertrude Ederle Ranked Among History’s Most Fearless Women Courtesy of Simon Whistler of TopTenz 3-time Olympic medalist, 5-time world record holder, and the first female English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle was listed as #9 in the 10 of History’s Most Badass Women by Simon Whistler.
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Marilyn Bell is a dual inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in the Class of 1967 and in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Open Water Swimmer in the Class
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Dr. Otto Thaning and Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE talk about longevity with Ned Denison and Steven Munatones on WOWSA Live.
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Philip Rush have enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers in the open water. Rush spoke with Ned Denison and Steven Munatones on today’s WOWSA Live program. * getting things right for his famed 3-way English Channel crossing* remembering his
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Triathlon Freestyle Simplified: Swim Stronger, Better, Faster Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Rob Sleamaker of VASA has been extremely useful for swimmers and triathletes trapped during the COVID-19 pandemic. The founder and CEO of VASA was overwhelmed with orders and interest in his swimming-specific Vasa Ergometers at a time when many pools and shorelines
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Swimming Silently Below Courtesy of Eric Mailander, New Brighton State Beach, Aptos, Monterey Bay, California.
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE and cardiologist Dr. Otto Thaning have both enjoyed long and illustrious careers in the open water. Minty-Gravett aims to swim across the English Channel six separate times over six consecutive decades next year, where Dr. Thaning has
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Christopher Green has a long and illustrious career in the open water. Named one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men, he has swum in Hawaii and South Africa as well as all over Great Britain and Europe.
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