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Swimming Cape Horn – Nuala Moore On Her Extreme Adventure Courtesy of Nuala Moore. Nuala Moore of Ireland is hosting a presentation via Zoom on her Journey to Cape Horn on Tuesday at 7:00 pm GMT. The link is here. Cape Horn is an island south of the southern tip of Chile, reaching into the […]
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The State of Female Opportunities In Sport In The U.S. Courtesy of Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Champion Women and the California Women’s Law Center. In contemporary times, women continue to be among the powerbrokers in the world of open water swimming. From setting records and making headlines to getting sponsors and organizing events, women continue to be
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In 1975 in Swimming World Magazine, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Dennis Matuch wrote a commentary about the prize money offered to athletes on the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation.
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Adopt A Coral For Father’s Day Courtesy of Moorea Coral Gardeners Association, Moorea, French Polynesia. 3 years ago, the Coral Gardeners Association were established by Titouan Bernicot and his teenage friends. Bernicot says “Coral reefs are the lungs of the oceans. Wherever we are on the planet, half of the oxygen we breathe comes from
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When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977 Courtesy of President Gilles Potvin, Vice President Claudio Plit, and Secretary Dennis Matuch, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. John Kinsella, whose nickname was The Machine, dominated the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in the late 1970’s. In 1977, Kinsella finished the professional marathon
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Core Strength Is Key In Marathon Swimming Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Anthony McCarley was the first swimmer to document a marathon swim by the Marathon Swimmers Federation in 2014 with his unprecedented 11.3 km crossing of the Pillsbury Sound between St. John and St. Thomas in the Caribbean Sea. A motivational speaker and strategic
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Thomas Pembroke Goes 5 For 7 At 29 Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Over a five-year period, Thomas Pembroke of Australia traveled the world to complete the Oceans Seven while raising money for a variety of causes. Pembroke became the second Australian, the 13th person in history, and the youngest person to achieve the
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All For One, One For All Across The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Matt Miller, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. On July 20th 2018, Aleisha Riboldi of Australia, Lisa Batey of the USA, and Youri Lavoine of France completed a 3-person relay across the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 18 hours 29 minutes.
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Ocean Navi’s Pool And Island Circumnavigations In Tokyo Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Tokyo, Japan. Before both the Tsugaru Channel and Sado Channel swimming seasons were cancelled this summer, Masayuki Moriya of Ocean Navi was busy training a lot of masters swimmers for solo and relay channel swims in northern Japan. Moriya also offers his Ocean
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Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ali Meeks is an open water swimmer, triathlon coach, and swim instructor from Decatur, Alabama who recently co-wrote a book called Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim together with Melon Dash from of Sarasota, Florida. She explains, “Our book was released
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