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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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Home Pool? Lots Of Training Options Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. When you fly over the state of California from San Francisco to San Diego, you can look down and see thousands of pools. Some are regulation-size 50 meters pools, but a vast majority of the pools are small home pools. According to
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Tahrina Nasrin Sets Two-Way Record Across The Bangla Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, Bangla Channel, Bangladesh. Tahrina Nasrin from Howrah, India completed a fastest crossing of the Bangla Channel in Bangladesh on November 23rd 2018 as her first major record-setting swim. Then a little more than a year later, she followed up that initial record with
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Larisa Firsova Wins 2019-2020 IWSA World Cup Title Courtesy of Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen, International Winter Swimming Association. Larisa Firsova from Petrozavodsk, Russia won the shortened 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup season. Firsova won both the 45-49 age group and the overall World Cup title with a total of 505 points. Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen of Finland
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Dmitriy Rubtsov Wins 2019-2020 IWSA World Cup Title Courtesy of Aleksandr Jakovlevs International Winter Swimming Association. Dmitriy Rubtsov from Perm, Russia won the shortened 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association World Cup season title. Rubtsov was the overall and 50-54 age group point leader with 551 total points. Aleksandr Jakovlevs of Latvia announced, “The World Cup
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Kickin’ It At Home – Leg Day Courtesy of @SwimOutlet. Many competitive swimming pool are closed during the growing coronavirus pandemic. American open water swimmer Lexie Kelly is leading daily online workouts via Instagram Live @SwimOutlet this week. @lexiekellyswim is coaching live at-home dryland workouts every day from 10 am – 11 am California time.
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IOC, Tokyo Turns Back On 2020 Olympics, Looks Towards 2021 Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. It is official. Due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic and based on the information provided by the World Health Organization, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have agreed to reschedule the 2020
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Silver Lining In These Trying Times Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Micha Shaw won the USA Swimming national open water swimming championships in 2008, qualifying for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race. She upset eventual two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton and a number of other top American swimming stars in the
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Alex Young Does The Ryte Thing Courtesy of Alex Young, Ryte Sport. Alex Young, President & Co-Founder of Ryte Sport in Southern California, has focused his time, talents and resources on designing and producing personalized swimwear, individually customized for swimmers. But the ongoing and growing coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted his business and production in
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Melissa Cunningham To Replicate Her Beijing Role In Tokyo Courtesy of
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