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Willis Hanks Swam From Harlem To The English Channel Courtesy of Sam Rockett, English Channel. Willis Hanks taught swimming in Harlem and worked decades as a postal clerk in New York. In the 1950’s, the African American swimmer was able to meet famous Americans who funded his English Channel attempts along with his family and […]
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Keeping The Integrity, Ram Barkai On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Cape Town, South Africa. Ned Denison talked about The Ice with International Ice Swimming Association founder and chairman Ram Barkai on today’s WOWSA Live. Barkai explained all kinds of concepts in The Ice during the interview: *The new Extreme Cold division for International Ice
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Remember Your Blue Mind Courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols, PhD with music (Wonderland) by Sean Yukon, Santa Cruz, California. Remember falling in love with water? Hold on to that feeling. You’ll be together again soon. Join the #bluemind groundswell Copyright © 2020 by Wallace J. Nichols
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Craig Lord Highlights Coronavirus Risks Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Craig Lord, Swimming World Magazine. Professor Kimberly Prather, an Atmospheric Chemist, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, and a Distinguished Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California San Diego, gave stern warning to ocean-goers from
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Ram Barkai On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Cape Town, South Africa. Ned Denison will have a wide-ranging discussion with Ram Barkai on this week’s WOWSA Live at 3 pm GMT. Steven Munatones says of the charismatic South African from Cape Town. “Ram literally built the ice swimming world as we know it. He
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13 Years Ago Today With Martin Strel Courtesy of Borut Strel, Amazon River, South America. Borut Strel spoke about the stage swimming feat of his father Martin Strel, “13 years ago on April 8th 2007, Martin swam the length of the Amazon River as he dedicated the swim to the protection of the rain forest,
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Ger Kennedy: Swim Out To The Iceberg And Back Sponsored by KAATSU, Ireland. Host and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison had a wide-ranging discussion with Ger Kennedy on today’s Open Water Wednesday broadcast from Ireland. Steven Munatones says of the charismatic Irishman. “Ger is a diamond, a swimmer hardened beyond belief.
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Courtesy of Arthur, Surfplas Ice Swimmers, Netherlands. Arthur of the Surfplas Ice Swimmers in Netherlands acknowledged the current situation during the coronavirus pandemic, “These are very strange and sad times. We are almost in a complete lockdown in the Netherlands. We are not allowed to swim as a group anymore until June 1st.” But one
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Differences In Ocean Access Throughout California Courtesy of Penelope Nagel, San Diego, California. While some people in government, infectious disease community and medical world are calling for a lockdown along with others across America, there are other people in business and recreation who are hoping for some leniency in a complete lockdown. In Long Beach,
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Pádraig Mallon Redux On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Newry, Northern Ireland. Ned Denison had a fascinating wide-ranging discussion with Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming in Northern Ireland on last week’s WOWSA Live [see video above]. Steven Munatones said, “Pádraig is such a special individual, I could listen to his experiences and insights for
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