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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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Channel Swimming With Aloha Courtesy of Dr. Steven Minaglia, Maui – Molokai – Lanai, Hawaii. The 3rd Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge was held September 12th – 15th. Seven swimmers including Ryan Leong, Dr. Steven Minaglia, Stefan Reinke, Alex Webb, 16-year-old Skylar Webb, Joe Zemaitis, and John Zemaitis completed the 3-day, 3-interisland
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The Other Side x 4, Successfully Accomplished Courtesy of Good Morning Britain, English Channel. Good Morning Britain interviewed überswimmer Sarah Thomas about her unprecedented four-way 54 hour 10 minute English Channel crossing with photographer/filmmaker Jon Washer and documentation and support from Elaine Howley. First crossing to France: 11 hours 26 minutes 50 seconds Second crossing
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Martin Hobbs Giving Smiles After 63 Days Courtesy of Martin Hobbs, Lake Malawi, Africa. South African Martin Hobbs completed a 596.6 km cross-border swim across Lake Malawi (aka Lake Nyasa) that lies on the borders of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania between February 20th and April 24th. His 63-day stage swim included 54 total days of
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An Extraordinary Family Of Adventurers Courtesy of Lars Simonsen, Denmark. “I lost my house and my job…and I was on the street with my life and my children, 5 and 7 years old,” explains Lars Simonsen. But Simonsen and his wife Suzi Simonsen made two plans to get back on their feet: they made a
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The Legacy Of Pai das Águas Abertas no Brasil Courtesy of Daniel Vizeu Costa Couto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Abilio Alvaro Da Costa Couto is known as the Father of Open Water Swimming in Brazil (Pai das Águas Abertas no Brasil). He was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001 as an
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> Sweet…Swimming Celebrations After überswimmer Sarah Thomas completed her unprecedented 54 hour 10 minute 4-way English Channel crossing earlier this week, she sat on the rocky shoreline relaxing, relishing her feat, and eating M&M candies. It reminded us of the Trent Grimsey cake and other sweet delights that swimmers have enjoyed in various celebrations. Copyright
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2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Courtesy of Dr. Steven Minaglia, Maui – Molokai – Lanai, Hawaii. The 3rd Annual ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge was held September 12th – 15th. Seven swimmers including Ryan Leong, Dr. Steven Minaglia, Stefan Reinke, Alex Webb, 16-year-old Skylar Webb, Joe Zemaitis, and John Zemaitis completed the
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Lewis Pugh of the UK describes his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason: Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, and North Sea highlighting the need to create Marine Protected Areas Nejib Belhedi of Tunisia – who started clean shaven in Sfax, Tunisia – swam 76 hours 30 minutes
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Swimming From Catalina To End Polio Courtesy of Melissa Blaustein, Catalina Channel, California. Melissa Blaustein is the founder of Allied for Startups that represents start-ups in policy and government. She also serves as the Director of International Advocacy at the Fuel Freedom Foundation where she is the Chairperson on Global Energy and Social Development in
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