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The 2020 Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Courtesy of Glenn Paige, MD, Ambassador, Navy SEAL Foundation, Tampa Bay, Florida. Dr. Glenn Paige, MD will swim in the 11th Annual 5 km Tampa Bay Frogman Swim held on January 12th 2020 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The charity event – one of the world’s most successful fundraising open […]
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Emergency Descriptions & Medical Codes Used In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, La Jolla, California. When swimmers are rescued by lifeguards or there are other incidents on the shore or off the coast, lifeguards, paramedics and first responders use different kinds of information with trained medical personnel. Along the beaches of America, the following
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Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. The Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim was among a number of Irish honorees voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020.
Imelda Lynch Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. Imelda Lynch was among a number of Irish luminaries voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020. Lynch joined Conor Gunn, Owen O’Keefe, Colm O’Neill, Fergal
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Diego López Dominguez To Attempt The Islands Seven Courtesy of Diego López Dominguez, Canary Islands. 100 km west of Morocco at its closest point lies the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias). There are eight Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa) and seven potential channels to swim across.
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Owen O’Keefe Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. Owen O’Keefe was among a number of Irish luminaries to be voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020. Gunn joined Conor Gunn, Colm O’Neill, Fergal
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Fergal Somerville Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. 56-year-old Fergal Somerville from Dublin was among a number of Irish luminaries voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020. Somerville joined Conor Gunn, Owen O’Keefe,
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Colm O’Neill Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. Colm O’Neill was among a number of Irish luminaries to be voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020. O’Neill joined Conor Gunn, Owen O’Keefe, Fergal
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Conor Gunn Inducted In Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Courtesy of Ned Denison, Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. Conor Gunn was among a number of Irish luminaries to be voted into the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland in its Class of 2020. Gunn joined Conor Gunn, Owen O’Keefe, Colm
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Back in the mid-1970’s, former Harvard University coach Joe Bernal presented an unprecedented challenge to his 16-year-old swimmer Bobby Hackett with some very tough distance freestyle sets including a set of 100×100 (yards) freestyle on 1:00. Hackett’s tough, gut-busting workouts paid off as he swam to a silver medal in 15 minutes 3 second in
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