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Claire Faranda Crosses The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, northern Japan. Claire Faranda from France flew halfway around the world to start at 2:47 am on July 20th from Kodomari, Aomori Prefecture on Honshu. After catching some good luck with the weather and conditions, she reached the northern Japanese island of […]
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Kristóf Rasovszky Leading FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Courtesy of FINA, Chun’an, China. 29 men from Bolivia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand and Venezuela have arrived in China to compete in Sunday’s FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Chun’an, China. The Series have seen
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María de Valdés Wins V Copa de España de Aguas Abiertas Courtesy of Real Federación Española de Natación, El Anillo-Guijo de Granadilla (Cáceres), Spain. María de Valdés of CN Liceo comfortably won the final stage of the V Copa de España de Aguas Abiertas over María Vilas of CN Galaico with Portuguese Irene Peinado Morales
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Pol Gil Wins V Copa de España de Aguas Abiertas Photo of ourtesy of Real Federación Española de Natación, El Anillo-Guijo de Granadilla (Cáceres), Spain. Guillem Pujol of CN Mataró won the final stage of the V Copa de España de Aguas Abiertas over Pol Gil of CE Mediterrani by 0.01 second with Pol Yagües
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A Rich Concept: The Ancient Seven Seas Courtesy of David Rich and Lewis Pugh, Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. What started as a one-on-one dinner conversation at the WOWSA Open Water Summit at the Olympic Club in San Francisco last year gradually perculated and formulated its way to a new marathon swimming challenge called The
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Ski Portillo in The Andes of Chile. Irish ice swimmer and event organizer Ger Kennedy training in an ice bath. Altitude Ice Mile Will Complete Ice Sevens For Ger Kennedy Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Portillo, Chile. Ger Kennedy often demonstrates the very essence of grit. His next challenge will require all the grit that he
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Dr Andrew Davis Looks Forward Across The Maui Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, Lanai and Maui, Hawaii. Andrew Davis from the Tattersalls Club and Cronulla Surf Lifesaving Club in Sydney, Australia completed a solo crossing of the Maui Channel on September 16th. Hundreds of swimmers from around the world have swum freestyle across the 14.1 km
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Ziggy And Canine Swimmers Around The Open Water World Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Laguna Beach, California. Ziggy (@ziggythefrenchbully), an emerging canine swimmer from Laguna Beach, California, had a comprehensive ocean swimming workout with coach Lexie Kelly. “We first did some dryland exercises (fetch) with Ziggy on the dry sand, then his owner Nadim Zoghbi started
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Teamwork Makes The Dream Work: Neptune & Poseidon Courtesy of Katie Rowe, Catalina Channel, California. Swim Long Beach will be cheering on two separate tandem relays tonight across the 32.3 km Catalina Channel in Southern California. Hank Wise explained their strategy, “A tandem relay is tricky because you have to pace, pace, pace instead of
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The Colors Of Catalina Crossings Courtesy of Swim Long Beach, Catalina Channel, California. A guarantee during a Catalina Channel crossing is seeing a wide spectrum of colors. The colors of the sky and the water ranges from light blues in the middle of the day to a mixture of oranges, reds, purples, dark blues and
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