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1982 Windermere International Championships Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Windermere, England. On August 7th 1982, a number of athletes gathered for the 26 km Windermere International Championships held under the auspices of the ASA and British Long Distance Swimming Association. The course was 26 km from Bowness to Lakeside to Ambleside in Lake Windermere. Organized and […]
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On Course – Eventually – To The Olympic Marathon Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Catalina Channel, California. When Commander C. Gerald Forsberg, OBE served as President of the British Long Distance Swimming Association and hosted the Windermere International Championships in England, he described how a small group of open water swimming enthusiasts met in Huddersfield in
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Stand Up Straight, Delfina Courtesy of Oktobar Film. Lake Ohrid is a lake nestled between the mountainous borders of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. A deep lake with a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species, it is also near the birthplace of Atina Bojadži (Macedonian: Атина Бојаџи). Bojadži passed away in 2010
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OceanFit Podcasts Along The East Coast Of Australia Courtesy of Andre Slade, OceanFit. Andre Slade of OceanFit interviewed a number of ocean swimmers and personalities along the east coast of Australia in his just-released Onshore podcast: * Interview Snippet: Bay Open Water Swimmers (listen here). The Bay Open Water Swimmers (Black Rock Yacht Club Swimmers)
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Stephen Junk Discusses His Swimming Life On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Embryologist Stephen Junk lives on vineyard and a farm on one side and his home training venue of Greens Pool in Denmark, Western Australia on the other side. He has been swimming for much of his life from his
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Dolphins Are Veljko Rogošić’s Best Friend From Capri To Napoli Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the Bioforca advertisement starring International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and Olympian Veljko Rogošić, the Yugoslavian star swims with dolphins. Dolphins seem to relate with the Yugoslavian hero in a positive way. Before his first professional
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Abhejali Bernardová Doing Much More Courtesy of TEDx Talks, Prague, Czech Republic. An increasing number of open water swimmers have been asked to give TED Talks and TEDx presentations. The speakers include Lewis Pugh, Diana Nyad, Maarten van der Weijden, Ori Sela, Vicki Keith, Dr. Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss, Angel Yanagihara, Ph.D., Maria Conceicao, Dr.
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Doug Northway, An Unexpected Triumph In The 1984 Traversée Photo courtesy of Nasser ElShazly, lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada. The 30th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean on July 29th 1984 in Quebec, Canada had a collection of swimmers that included several with long, illustrious careers. But the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation-sanctioned race was led from
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Roll On With Adam Skolnick Finding Purpose Courtesy of Rich Roll. Adam Skolnick is an American open water swimmer and an award-winning journalist who has written about open water swimmers Antonio Argüelles, Kimberley Chambers, the Deep Enders’ including Jim McConica, Tamie Stewart, John Chung, Theo Schmeeckle, Stacey Warmuth, Thomas Ball and Donald Stafford in the
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Atina Bojadži, The Ohrid Dolphin Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Lake Ohrid is a lake nestled between the mountainous borders of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. A deep lake with a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species, it is also near the birthplace of Atina Bojadži (Macedonian: Атина Бојаџи). Bojadži
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