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Swim Together. Swim, Wild And Free Courtesy of WOWSA, Portugal. SwimTogether is a new swimming holiday company in Portugal that was founded in 2019 by André Santos. Santos and his colleagues (Mário Bonança, Francisco Cunha, Alfredo Santos, Bernardo Ferreira, Margarida Madeira, Filipe Fernandes, and Pedro Prazeres shown on left) offer swimming holidays, day camps and […]
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Remembering Gary Kinkead In The Open Water And Pool Courtesy of Rob Davis, Indianapolis, Indiana. Long before Gary Kinkead developed the University of Indianapolis as one of the leading NCAA Division II men’s and women’s swim teams, he was a versatile pool and open water swimmer who competed for the University of Michigan in the
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Lars Mack Becomes An Iron Ice Man Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Wöhrsee zu Burghausen, Germany. Lars Mack, a German policeman from München, had a busy year of competition and training. He competed in a number of winter swimming and ice swimming events including the Zollhaus Open in Germany, the 3rd International Ice Swimming
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Pádraig Mallon On Swimming In Unchartered Waters Courtesy of Jacqueline McClelland in Northern Ireland. “It is certainly unchartered waters,” observed Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services about the impact of the coronavirus around the world. He discussed the waters and opportunities around him: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Judging from the
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Alice Dearing Continues Her Olympic Journey Courtesy of BBC Sport, Loughborough University. One swimmer who could benefit from the recently announced delay in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is 22-year-old Alice Dearing. She finished 17th in 1:55:05.90 at the last Olympic 10 km qualifying swim in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in South Korea, only 14
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Coronavirus Coastal Closures Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the global coronavirus pandemic still surging in many places and instilling fear among many, the number of shorelines, beaches and piers that have been closed are increasing. Highway signs above informs motorists of the closure of the nearly 13 km of beachfront and pier in
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COVID-19’s Impact On Crossings Of The Strait of Gibraltar Courtesy of Laura Gutiérrez Díaz, Strait of Gibraltar, Spain-Morocco. Spain has been one of the hot spots of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (see here for data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center). But hope reigns. Laura Gutiérrez Díaz and her partners of the Asociación Cruce
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COVID-19’s Impact On Channel Swimming In Hawaii Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Oahu–Molokai, Hawaii. With the global coronavirus pandemic surging, the number of confirmed cases in United States is now greater than any other country in the world (86,012). See data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center here. But hope reigns. Jeff Kozlovich, the most
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COVID-19’s Impact On Arizona And New York Open Water Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. With the global coronavirus pandemic surging, the number of confirmed cases in United States is now greater than any other country in the world (85,505). See data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center here. But hope reigns. David
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The Cork Distance Week Scheduled For July Courtesy of Ned Denison, Sandycove Island, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. With the global coronavirus pandemic beginning or surging in some areas and settling down or being reduced in other areas, there have been beaches and shorelines around the world that have closed in limited locations. Numerous open water
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