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Marathon Swimming Hall Of Famers At The Olympics Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Members of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame have been competing, coaching, and administering at the Summer Olympic Games since the 1900 Paris Olympics, which were the second games of the modern Olympics.* The Hall of […]
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Ana Marcela Cunha At Home On The Road Courtesy of Colin Hill, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan. 27-year-old Ana Marcela Cunha spent months away from her São Paolo home. But she seemed at home wherever she races. Her victory in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Taiwan’s Sun Moon Lake was typical. Top 10
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Puerto Rican Dreams Of The Triple Crown Courtesy of Randy Soler, Puerto Rico. After his scheduled 30-hour training swim in a 50m pool in Puerto Rico to raise money for Special Olympics Puerto Rico and for the victims of the number of earthquakes betweens January 31st and February 1st, Joel Matos and his coach have
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Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Outdoes It, Keeps Growing Courtesy of Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, Florida. Not many swims get kicked off when Supermen bolt down from the high heavens and parachute down right smack on the starting line. But few swims – if any – raises money like the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim does. Nominated
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Rick Seirer completed a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel on 27 August 2019 in 29 hours 46 minute at the age of 59 years 351 days. He swam 11 hours 56 minutes on his first leg and 17 hours 48 minutes on his second leg, escorted by Reg Brickell for which he received the 2019 Channel Swimming Association Award for the Most Meritorious Swim.
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Nikki Pope’s Greatest Feat Of Endurance Courtesy of the Channel Swimming Association, English Channel. Among the hundreds of swimmers who swim across the English Channel every year, everyone has obstacles to overcome and an incredible story to tell. In the 2019 season, Nikki Pope‘s one-way 18 hour 22 minute battle from England to France was
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Courtesy of Shonan Open Water Swimming, Japan. The Shonan Open Water Swimming event has been held for 16 years and included a 2.5 km fin swim as well as a 500m and 10 km point-to-point mainland-to-island marathon swim with 468 participants. For more information, visit shonanows.jp. Copyright © 2008 – 2021 by World Open Water
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7-Up: Hank Wise vs. Samuel Neri Across The Catalina Channel Courtesy of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. In October 2018, Hank Wise set a Guinness World Record for his 7 career crossings of the Catalina Channel [see here]. In November 2019, Samuel Neri of Mexico tied Wise with his own seventh career
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Remembering The Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge Courtesy of WOWSA, Patagonia, Chile. The first 5 people to successfully attempt and complete an Ice Mile took off on a South American adventure in February 2011. Over a 6-day period, 53-year-old Ram Barkai, 37-year-old Ryan Stramrood, 36-year-old Kieron Palframan, 47-year-old Toks Viviers, and 41-year-old Andrew Chin of
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Have Your Cake And Eat It Too Courtesy of Stuart Hamilton, Slow Swimming Stuart Hamilton, the Swim Wrangler of Slow Swimming, announced the dates and venues of the Slow Swims that make up the Strawberry Cheesecake Tour 2020: June 13th: Bradford-on-Avon Slow Swim and Picnic: register here July 11th: Cambridge Slow Swim and Picnic: register
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