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8 To Complete 7: Adrian Sarchet Completes The Oceans Seven Courtesy of WOWSA, Cook Strait, New Zealand. The Sea Donkey does it with a tough 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait in New Zealand on February 29th in 10 hours 48 minutes. Adrian Sarchet became the first person from Guernsey to complete the Oceans […]
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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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Swimming Terms And Acronyms Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are many abbreviations, acronyms, and terms used in the open water swimming world regarding training, organizations, locations, courses and conditions. There are also many more acronyms and terms used in non-English languages, but below is a small sampling of the English-language acronyms and terms
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Going In Backwards And Swimming In Reverse Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tina Neill is absolutely incredible. “When you look at Tina Neill, nothing in particular hints at records,” observed Steven Munatones. “When you talk with her, nothing she says about herself hints of greatness.” But the humble explorer of the raw potential of
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Edie Hu And Adam Moss Cross The Palk Strait Courtesy of Edie Hu and Adam Moss, Palk Strait, Sri Lanka to India. Edie Hu and Adam Moss set off from Talaimannar Beach on the Sri Lanka mainland at 5:30 am on February 26th to head across the Palk Strait. The 29 km course started near
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Old School Breaststroking In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Frederik Jacques set a new breaststroke record crossing the English Channel in 13 hours 31 minutes in 2005, he broke the record of a fellow breaststroker from Belgium, Patrick Ghysel (14 hours 42 minutes). On the other side of the world,
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Sarah Thomas To Inspire Others At END-WET Courtesy of Don Henderson, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Don Henderson kicked off his tenure as the new race director of the END-WET event in North Dakota in a huge way. While Henderson completed the 57.9 km END-WET swim down the Red River of the North in 2015 and
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Melodee Nugent, Swimming Pain Free Courtesy of Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 52-year-old Melodee Nugent is a lifelong pool and marathon swimmer. In the 2019 Go The Distance U.S. Masters Swimming competition, she swam the most miles among women at 1,620 (2,607,000 meters) over the course of the year. Nugent swam
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Kyra Wijnker Won 1000m Freestyle IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the world’s best ice swimmers and winter swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice
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Christof Wandratsch Sweeps 2020 IISA World Cup Series Titles In 500m, 1000m Freestyle Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association
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