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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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Josef Köberl To Be Honored In California Courtesy of WOWSA, Vienna, Austria. 42-year-old ice swimmer Josef Köberl established the Guinness World Record for the “Longest Duration for Full Body Contact With Ice” in August in Austria. Köberl sat for 2 hours 8 minutes 47 seconds in an ice bath where only his head was exposed
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Molokai Channel Race Is On, Mano-a-Womano Courtesy of Quinn Fitzgerald, Molokai Channel, Molokai – Oahu, Hawaii. The TOC Kaiwi Channel Relay is on. 3 hours 5 minutes into the start of the 42 km match race between The Olympic Club Men’s team and The Olympic Club’s Women’s team, the teams are going neck-and-neck. Two teams
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Remembering Robert Watson, A Swimming Chronicler & Historian Courtesy of Kelvin Juba, UK. Robert Patrick Watson was at his peak and focused on swimming well ahead of any other sports journalist. Watson was a British journalist who wrote in the second half of the 19th century. Although his name does not ring a bell in
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Professor Mike Tipton Awarded The Ireland Medal Courtesy of The Lifesaving Foundation. John Connolly of the Lifesaving Foundation announced that Professor Mike Tipton Ph.D. has been awarded the 2019 Ireland Medal. The professor from the University of Portsmouth in the UK was recognized for his contributions to saving lives from drowning in cold water. The
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Liz Fry’s Oceans Seven, 60 And Counting Courtesy of Nora Toledano, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Liz Fry has set the standard as a prolific solo marathon swim for years, decades. She became the oldest individual – male or female – to achieve the Oceans Seven with an 11 hour 13 minute crossing of
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Antonio Argüelles Readies For A Double With A Two-Way Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles Díaz González, Catalina Channel, California. Antonio Argüelles Díaz González of Mexico took 24 hours 17 minutes 49 seconds to tie Hank Wise, Jesus Samuel Neri Gutierrez, John York and Tina Neill as the only people to swim at least 6 times across
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Jessi Harewicz, 30 Hours Plus All Kinds Of Adventure Courtesy of CBC Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Jessi Harewicz started her journey in the open water with a wetsuit and is now continuing without neoprene. Her story is inspirational and enjoyable to see. Since earning the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and doing all kinds
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Cameron In The Caribbean, From Barbados To St. Lucia Courtesy of Cameron Bellamy, Barbados to St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea. There are two ways to travel between the two beautiful islands of Barbados and St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea: 1. Several 45-minute flights travel between Barbados and St. Lucia daily. 2. The ferry service between
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John Donlon Goes 3 For 3 Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Association, Catalina Channel, California. From the South Shore of Boston to the ocean cliffs of Southern California, John Donlon of Scituate, Massachusetts has 3 goals while raising money and awareness for the American Liver Foundation, both on dryland and in the water. Donlon is a
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