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Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim Half Century Club Members Courtesy of Vasanti Niemz, Lake Zürich, Rapperswil-Zurich, Switzerland. 9-time Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim finisher Vasanti Niemz compiled a list of Half Century swimmers of the 26.4 km Rapperswil-to-Zurich course. Niemz completed the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim five times over the age of 50. The Half Century Club […]
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Giving Back In Key West, Florida Courtesy of Katie Leigh, Key West, Florida. Kayak Coordinator Katie Leigh for the Swim Around Key West is recruiting kayakers for the 44th Annual event that begins and ends on Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida on June 6th. She explains, “We are currently looking for paddlers to accompany
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Green Island Open Water Swim In Honduras Courtesy of Global Swim Series, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras. The Global Swim Series announced the 2020 Green Island Open Water Swim that will be held on June 14th. One of the World’s Top 100 Island Swims, the Green Island Open Water Swim offers 0.8 km, 2.5 km,
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Support Kate Steels En Route To The Ice Sevens Courtesy of Kate Steels, South America. Kate Steels is an Honor Swimmer in the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. Steels says, “I love to swim wherever I can – in the sea, rivers, lakes and swimming masters in the pool, in the UK and abroad. I
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Village Of Enablers Helps Adrian Sarchet Achieve The Oceans Seven Courtesy of Adrian Sarchet, Guernsey . The pace of modern life and the state of perennially over-stimulated apathy in which we all live, leaves scant time for introspection. Yet here we are, sat in New Zealand having completed my Cook Strait swim in 10 hours
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Paul Georgescu Triumphantly Returns From Way Down Under Courtesy of Paul Georgescu, Antarctica. Paul Georgescu had a very active 2019 with an Ice Mile in 3.02°C water and a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel in 13 hours 6 minutes. He also won the 500m International Ice Swimming Association World Championship title and finished
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Cath Pendleton Completes A Zero Ice Mile In Antarctica Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Antarctica. On February 22nd, Cath Pendleton from Wales completed a successful Zero Ice Mile in Antarctica in 33 minutes 44 seconds as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim under the guidance of Ger Kennedy. “It was amazing, wonderful, pure, stunning, unspoilt,
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Bárbara Pioneers New Course Across The Beagle Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, Beagle Channel, Chile. On March 1st, Bárbara Hernández Huerta pioneered a new 7 km straight-line course across the Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina. Her cross-border swim, that meandered for 9 km, took 1 hour 55 minutes and 33 seconds in 7.8°C water under
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Paul Georgescu Inspires The Next Generation Courtesy of Paul Georgescu, Antarctica. When Paul Georgescu participated in the Antarctica 2020 International Swim under the guidance of Ger Kennedy, he swam a Zero Ice Mile in Antarctica in a record-setting 22 minutes 44 seconds. His Zero Ice Mile had a significant impact on his students and they
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A Greater Talent, Kimberley Chambers Courtesy of Greater Talent Network. Kimberley Chambers has come a long way from a idyllic farm in her native New Zealand. She not only transitioned unexpectedly from a ballerina to an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, but she has also overcome a number of life-threatening accidents and
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