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Swim For Her Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. Victor Monheim of Cincinnati, Ohio completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to Terranea Beach on the Southern California mainland on August 12th. His time of 10 hours 41 minutes was fast. Coached by Oceans Seven veteran […]
Anjos D’Agua 3 Completes Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adherbal de Oliveira, founder of the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, reported about the success of the Anjos D`Água 3 Relay. “The morning of August 9th was very special for
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Fun Night Of Fish Tacos On The Beach Courtesy of WOWSA, Catalina Channel, California. Pastor Kurt Dahlin has been establishing water wells in Africa for the past 3 decades, immediately and significantly improving the life expectancy of the local communities when they get access to clean water. His brother, Mark Dahlin, an ocean swimmer, is
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More Marathoning With Matthew Moseley – Pura Vida Swimming Across The Golfo Dulce Courtesy of Matthew Moseley, Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica Matthew Moseley, a communications strategist and author in Boulder, Colorado has completed four unprecedented swims over the course his open water career. Moseley shared his experiences at the recent Cruce Aguas Abiertas Golfo Dulce
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The Old And New Of Swimming Courtesy of Pam Lazzarotto, Seal Beach, California. Older masters swimmers and veteran open water swimmers remember the days before GPS and gel packs, before polarized goggles and pull buoys or training fins of all sizes and shapes. They trained for hours without hydration or digital pace clocks. They swam
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Shark Attack & Recovery By Adherbal de Oliveira Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite being attacked by a shark during his Molokai Channel crossing, Adherbal de Oliveira returned back to his Brazilian home and still takes to the ocean. He recently assisted Rodrigo Gralha Garcia in
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From Lima To Lanai: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui – Molokai – Lanai, Hawaii. On August 10th in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games 1500m freestyle final won by Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina, a slew of open water swimmers finished in the Top 10: Kristel Köbrich of Chile
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Tsugaru Channel Crossings – Channel Aspirant Information
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Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel Courtesy of Matt Buckman and Florin Tomos finishing on Niu Peninsula on Oahu after a, Molokai Channel crossing in Hawaii. Florin Tomos is a 35-year-old Romanian open water swimmer and coach who successfully swam the Molokai Channel last week in 14 hours 56 minutes on August
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Alex Kostich Swims Around The Rock Courtesy of Water World Swim, Alcatraz Island. Alex Kostich came very close to breaking the original 5.25 km Swim Around The Rock course record set by Oliver Kusch in 1:10:09 in 2011. While Kusch started and finished at Aquatic Park, today’s longer 6 km course started at Crissy Field,
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