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Luca Pozzi Swims Through The Night Across The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. On August 30th, Luca Pozzi of Italy started in pitch blackness on the island of Honshu in northern Japan and completed a nightime crossing of the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel along the Kodomari Route. He finished at […]
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Sloman Is Fast Enough To Win Courtesy of Colin Hill, Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, Chinese Taipei. It has been years coming to this point. Sun Moon Lake in the middle of Chinese Taipei has been site of open water swimming and its showcase event that has steadily grown in size, prestige and international awareness. With
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Swimming Sun Moon … Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Courtesy of Colin Hill, Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, Chinese Taipei. It was only a matter of time before Sun Moon Lake hosted a professional marathon swim with world-class swimmer. In the middle of Chinese Taipei, armed with governmental support and operational expertise, the lake events have steadily
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Herman van der Westhuizen Succeeds Tsugaru Channel 2.0 Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. On August 30th, Herman van der Westhuizen of South Africa made a second attempt of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan along the Kodomari Route. In September 2018, he attempted a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel along the same
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Davide Giardini, Lexie Kelly, Kai West, Kelly Harrigan Win 5K, 10K North Shore Swims Courtesy of Chris Gardner, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. Today on the North Shore of Oahu on the renowned surfing spot of Waimea Bay, a pair of 30-somethings – Davide Giardini and Lexie Kelly – went shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the the
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Déjà Vu For Angela Maurer In Novi, Croatia Courtesy of FINA, Novi, Croatia. Angela Maurer, at the age of 44, became one of the oldest swimmers in history to win a leg on the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series. 44-year-old Maurer won the 20 km marathon swim in Novi, Croatia on August 31st. Maurer described her
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How Swimming Profoundly Reduces Depression And Anxiety Courtesy of WOWSA Ocean Fest, Redondo Beach, California. Channel swimmers are often quoted as saying something like, “Swimming is 80% mental.” Dr. Tonya Nascimento studies effort perception (workout pain) and effort endurance (persistence). Dr. Nascimento asked swimmers how much of their success is mental. “I get answers anywhere
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Edoardo Stochino Wins 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series In Novi, Croatia Courtesy of WOWSA, Novi, Croatia. Edoardo Stochino of Italy won the 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series held in Novi, Croatia on August 31st by 3 seconds over veteran Evgenij Pop Acev of North Macedonia and 6 seconds over Italian teammate Francesco Ghettini.
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Yuko Matsuzaki To Attempt World Record Yuko Matsuzaki To Swim All-Day Pace In Place Redondo Beach, California. Yuko Matsuzaki, a Japanese inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, loves swimming. Matsuzaki will attempt to break the world record for the Longest Continual Swim in an Endless Pool in Redondo Beach, California on October
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Cameron Bellamy’s 151 km Swim: Barbados to St Lucia Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados. Cameron Bellamy has completed the Oceans Seven swims, rowed across the Indian Ocean and swam around Barbados. Disappointed at being thwarted in his attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, South African Bellamy shifted gears and shifted aims to swim a
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