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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. During a WOWSA Live interview, channel swimmer and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison talked about pointing during channel swims, ocean swims, and marathon swims. Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020 Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. Christopher Guesdon announced the inaugural Class of 2020 Honourees of the new Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (AMSHOF). He explains, “The AMSHOF immortalises the career achievements of those Australians who have distinguished themselves as a marathon swimmer or contributor in the
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Silvia Beatríz Dalotto competed on the professional marathon swimming circuit for 7 years, competing in 50 races, and later served many years as a FINA official. She is currently serving as the Director de Proyectos at Comité Olímpico Argentino. The
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmers like Petar Stoychev and Yasunari Hirai have been globetrotters throughout their careers. In the case of Stoychev, he has raced on every continent in the world including Antarctica. Between Hirai and Stoychev, they have collectively been to 6 Summer Olympics: Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio. So
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Kevin Dennehy Is Driven, Traveling 100K To Swim 1.6K Courtesy of Ned Denison, Sandycove Island Swimming Club, Cork, Ireland. Similar to English Channel aspirants being motivated to see their name on a plate on the walls of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Organization Varne Ridge, there are other examples of swimmers who desire
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Oceans Seven – Body, Mind, Soul Heroes In The Catalina Channel Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, La Fabrica Films and Asociación Argentina Gestión y Desarrollo del Deporte. Matías Ola and his team, including Lucas Rivet, take off from their native Argentina around the world on their Oceans Seven challenge. This is a short documentary film about
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The Rich, Eventful Life Of Tom Bucy Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. On paper, Tom Bucy was an accomplished swimmer. He competed for the University of Michigan when it was the dominant team in American collegiate swimming (winnin 4 of 5 NCAA titles between 1957-1961) and racing on the World Professional Marathon Swimming
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George Park, Billy Barton and Régent Lacoursière all swam past a Great White Shark in a professional marathon swimming race in Rhode Island during the 1968 season
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Remembering The Competitive Races Of The King and Queen of the Sea Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Brazil hard, we remember the great races we witnessed for several years at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) event on Copacabana Beach in Rio
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Loren King sets a new record for the Molokai-to-Oahu course across the Molokai Channel in 13 hours 18 minutes.
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