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Elizabeth Almond’s Epic Summer: Around The World In 84 days Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. 46-year-old Elizabeth Almond from Georgia completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 84 days, the 7th fastest period to complete a crossing of the English Channel, a crossing of the Catalina Channel, and a circumnavigation swim around Manhattan […]
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The La Jolla Cove “Hole” Rescue Courtesy of Dan Simonelli, La Jolla Cove, California, USA. Early on the morning of January 10th 2019, Dan Simonelli was at La Jolla Cove in San Diego, California, coaching a school open water swim team. At 7 am, there were only a few people around, a time well before
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Ous Goes To 007 Courtesy of Lascelles Clarke, James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, Jamaica. The Lifespan 007 Open Water Swim started because of the efforts of Virginia McConnell, an American from Idaho who worked as a Youth & Sports Advisor for the Peace Corps in Jamaica. McConnell organized sports leagues for elementary school students in the
Swim The Islands Courtesy of Moi Yamoyam of H2OMan Openwater Swim Series, Philippines. The H2OMAN Openwater Camayan will be held on September 7th in Adventure Beach, Subic Bay in the Philippines. If swimmers are based in Manila or the provinces near Subic, they are welcome to join the 2 km and 4 km ocean swims.
Flying Freestyling Fast In The Gulf Stream Courtesy of WOWSA, Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean. One of the most remarkable feeling that a tired marathon swimmer can have is getting pushed forward by a tide or current. “Swimming down the Hudson River towards the finish of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1984, swimming swiftly past
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Attila Mányoki Completes Oceans Seven With A North Channel Crossing Courtesy of Attila Mányoki, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Hungary’s Attila Mányoki had left the most difficult channel of the Oceans Seven challenge for last. His long journey to complete the North Channel – with two previous attempts – came to fruition on August
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Kirill Ambrosimov Wins 10 km In Lake Ohrid Courtesy of FINA, Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Kirill Ambrosimov won the 7th leg of the 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series held in Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia in a very close race on August 28th. The Russian beat France’s Axel Reymond by 0.1 seconds in the
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Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Again In Lake Ohrid Courtesy of FINA, Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil continues to extend her domination of all things FINA with another career victory on the 7th leg of the 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series held in Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia on August 28.
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Swimming towards the Finish on Oahu Off the Start of Molokai The Desolated Start on Molokai Kaiwi Channel Swim 2.0 Mirrors The 1.0 Race Courtesy of Quinn Fitzgerald, Molokai Channel, Molokai – Oahu, Hawaii. The Kaiwi Channel Swim 2.0 was almost a mirror of the inaugural Kaiwi Channel Swim which pitted The Youngsters versus The
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Swimming Uphill Ends With Silver Lining Courtesy of WOWSA, Lima, Peru. Jamal Hill of Inglewood, California struggles with the degenerative disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth – but not much else. Filmmaker John Duarte discussed Hill, “Jamal, a Paralympic swimmer from Inglewood, California has blazed through boundaries. Once fully paralyzed from the neck down, and now top ranked in
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