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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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68th Cabrillo Beach Polar Bear Plunge Courtesy of Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears, Cabrillo Beach, California. Just before noon on New Year’s Day, the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears will crown its 2020 King and Queen who will lead the 68th annual Polar Bear Plunge for anyone who wishes to enter the expected sub-16°C ocean water. In
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Christof Wandratsch, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Video courtesy of Colin Hill with victorious Christof Wandratsch in Lane 4. Information courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. “Christof Wandratsch is serious when he swimming and organizing events, but he is smiling, always helping, always inspirational,” says Steven Munatones. “His transition from
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Petar Stoychev, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Video courtesy of Colin Hill. Information courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. “Petar Stoychev is uniquely versatile – he has been at the top of his sport in so many disciplines,” observed Steven Munatones. “There is literally no one like him; not before,
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1st International Ice Swimming Association World Championships final Ice Kilometer heat on March 20th 2015 in Murmansk, Russia with Evgeni Rabinovich (in Lane 1), Sergio Salomone (in Lane 2), Craig Lenning (in Lane 3), Christof Wandratsch (in Lane 4), Henri Kaarma (in Lane 6), Albert Sobirov (in Lane 7), and Eduard Khodakovsk (in Lane 8)
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Fergal Somerville, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Contributor – Administrator Photo courtesy of Gordon Adair Ned Denison says of Fergal Somerville, “Fergal has been the driving force behind the leading and largest mass Ice Mile event in the world. From 2013 to 2018, 47 internationally certified Ice Miles have been completed in the annual
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Kate Steels, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. “Kate Steels makes swimming in the Ice appear so effortless and she has an incredible willingness to support and mentor so many others – while traveling the world and serving as a global ambassador of the sport
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Jackie Cobell, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. “Jackie Cobell is always smiling, always helping, always inspirational,” says Steven Munatones. “Nothing she does is easy whether it is swimming across channels, working on dryland, and challenging the ice, but Jackie makes it look so easy,
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Ice Swimming Hall of Fame – Class of 2020 Announced Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Ice Swimming Association. “Cold, there is nothing like it in the open water. Cold water is hard to enter, it is hard to endure, it is hard to recover from,” observed Steven Munatones. “But ice swimming is an entirely different
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American Presidents In The Open Water Photo of President John Kennedy and First Lady courtesy of Jacques Lowe, an internationally renowned photographer and photojournalist who chronicled the presidential campaign and presidency of John Kennedy. Today marked the 56th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. This unfortunate historical fact reminded me about how many American
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