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KAATSU Aqua On SwimShare Courtesy of SwimShare. SwimShare, an easy-to-use, quick and intuitive workout planning, tracking and sharing app for swimmers and coaches made by ClubAssistant offered a Zoom session on KAATSU Aqua today. Gators Swim Club head coach Chris Morgan (swam at UC Davis), International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Steven Munatones […]
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Hank Wise To Be Honored By Iconix Fitness Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. Hank Wise, the reigning King of the Catalina Channel together with Samuel Neri and the captain of the fastest Catalina Channel relay in history, is a native of Long Beach, California. Wise will be honored by Iconix Fitness for his ocean-swimming
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Swimming Around The World, Olympian Ashley Twichell On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Sixth place never seemed so good – or such a relief – for 5 km world champion Ashley Twichell. She has won world championship races, both individually and on relays. She has won multiple USA Swimming national titles in
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Swim It And They Will Come Courtesy of Dr. Karah Nazor, Swim The Suck, Tennessee River Gorge, Tennessee. Dr. Karah Nazor, founder of the C.O.W.S. (Chattanooga Open Water Swimmers), established the Swim The Suck and then later created the Triple Crown of the Tennessee, a 3-race series totaling 34.1 km along the Tennessee River including:
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When Legacy Were Greater Back When Photo courtesy of John Titchen. Duke Kahanamoku was one of the most celebrated watermen and aquatic celebrities in history. Kahanamoku, born in 1890, was a 5-time Olympic medalist in swimming, an actor, a lawman, an early beach volleyball player, a renowned lifeguard, and a businessman credited with spreading the
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Lockdown Swimming Around The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Cape Town, South Africa and Flathead Lake, Montana. Open water swimmers are flexible, adaptable, and creative. If the water gets rougher or colder, they adapt and swim on. If the currents and tides gets stronger and flows in the opposite direction, they adapt to the situation both
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Dreaming Big With Jaimie Monahan On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. New Yorker Jaimie Monahan was told after one of her Ice Miles in Siberia by the attending physician, “You have no vital signs (because he could not obtain her blood pressure), but you seem OK.” “I was smiling and laughing,” she
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Dipping At The Ponds: Patrick McLennan Explains On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. “Whether it is dipping or marathon swimming, swimming brings people together,” observed WOWSA Live host and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison. New Zealand filmmaker and cold water swimmer Patrick McLennan then explained how the unique
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Paul Georgescu And Ned Denison discuss their marathon and ice swimming experiences on WOWSA Live
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Sarah Turner Talks About Lockdown’s Impact On Swimmers On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Sarah Turner discussed the unprecedented impact of lockdowns across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic with Ned Denison on today’s
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