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Before And After The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Kaimana Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Ollie Signorini of Australia and Ashley Twichell won the 2019 Waikiki Roughwater Swim titles – and large trophies to take home. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Triple Crowner Srikaanth Viswanathan of India Courtesy of Srikaanth Viswanathan from Bangalore, India. 46-year-old Srikaanth Viswanathan from Bangalore, India completed the 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in July 2018 in 14 hours 7 minutes, becoming the oldest Indian to achieve the feat. Srikaanth learned to swim in 2005 when a damaged ligament in
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Too Cool, Technology In Tokyo Courtesy of Asahi Newspaper, Tokyo, Japan. With the anticipated heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese are exploring different kinds of technological alternatives. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee will consider using snow machines as a countermeasure against the heat during September 13th during the Olympic canoe
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Continents Seven: Values For Sports, Business And Life, Learned Around The World Courtesy of Diego López Domínguez, Manhattan Island, New York Continents Seven: Values for sports, business and life learned throughout the world is a book written by Diego López Domínguez, a Spanish open water swimmer from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary
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All Kinds Of Winners Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of New York Open Water, Manhattan Island, New York City. Triple Crown swimmers from around the world, extremely close races right down to the finish, lots of smiles from swimmers and crews, and memorable experiences highlighted the two most recent 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in
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Rondi Davies Sets Record Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of Abigail Fairman, New York Open Water, Manhattan Island, New York City. During the off-season and midseason, Rondi Davies is always busy planning, organizing, mentoring, and preparing for numerous quiet swims and events on the New York Open Water season. But she remains in top shape and
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Wild Swimming Advice From The Hudson Brothers Courtesy of the Wild Swimming Brothers. Calum Hudson and his Wild Swimming Brothers including Jack and Robbie put together a comprehensive how-to series on how to plan outdoor and wild swimming expeditions. The three brothers have planned source to sea river swims, maelstrom crossings, swims in the Arctic
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Tremendous…Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Leme to Pontal Swimming Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The increasingly popular Travessia do Leme ao Pontal is a 36 km marathon swim from Leme Beach to Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, inspired by the Brazilian song Do Leme ao Pontal. Copyright © 2019
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The New Swim The Gold Coast Courtesy of World Series Swims, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. World Series Swims will organize a new 21.5 km marathon ocean swim that spans the entire the Gold Coast in Australia on May 30th 2020. Swim The Gold Coast starts at Coolangatta Beach and ends at Surfers Paradise and is
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Sally Minty-Gravett MBE On High Courtesy of Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE, Lake Tahoe, California. Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE swam at the highest elevation of her five-decade marathon swimming career when she completed a hour minute crossing of Lake Tahoe at 2,300 meters. She explains, “Last week, I was in Lake Tahoe, California. Initially I was asked to
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