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Mi Travesía del Canal del Norte Courtesy of Pablo Argüelles Cattori, North Channel, Scotland – Northern Ireland. Antonio Argüelles tells of his thoughts, emotions and fears while crossing the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 13 hours 32 minutes. Adam Skolnick wrote about Argüelles‘ journey as he became the seventh person in history […]
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The Long Storied Career Of Dr. Chris Stockdale, MBE Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. Dr. Christopher Stockdale is the long-time physician to the Channel Swimming Association who thrice swam the English Channel: * 1977: England-to-France in 17 hours 30 minutes * 1981: England-to-France in 15 hours 56 minutes * 1984: France-to-England in 14 hours 50
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Will Records Fall Around The Rock? Courtesy of Water World Swim, San Francisco Bay, California. Oliver Kusch and Aubrie Smallwood hold the course records for the 3.6-mile Swim Around The Rock. Kusch set the men’s record in 1:10:09 in 2011 while Smallwood set the women’s record in 1:24:25 in 2014 in the course that starts
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Diana Nyad Finds Her Way To Off-Broadway Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Diana Nyad gave a one-woman show, The Courage to Fail, at the Studios of Key West this April. She is now following up that success with an off-Broadway performance at The Minetta Lane Theater on September 26th – 28th. For 30 years,
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Dynamic Meditation While Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Cook Strait, New Zealand. There are few in the open water swimming world who have swum as far or as frequently or as successfully as International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Liz Fry of Connecticut. Between commuting to Manhattan Island and managing her responsibilities in a
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Turning For The Best: A Heroic Life Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Natalie du Toit is undoubtedly one of the most unique Olympic swimmers in history. The amputee qualified for the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Beijing and finished 4th in the 10 km race at the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships despite
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5K Race At The 2019 World Beach Games Courtesy of WOWSA, Doha, Qatar. 16 sports will be celebrated and contested at the inaugural World Beach Games (officially called the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 or 2019 ألعاب شاطئ العالم in Arabic) in Doha, Qatar in October 12th – 16th that includes 60 athletes racing
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Listen To The Movement Of The Sea Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine, Zadar, Croatia. 35 organ pipes are built in the promenade overlooking the shoreline of Zadar, Croatia. Sounds randomly, regularly and rhymically emit while the waves reach the shore. National Geographic Magazine writes, “As you walk along Croatia’s seafront, the melody and harmonies change.
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Are You Hard Core? Apply Within Courtesy of HARDCORESPORT, Whittier, California. Do you want to live in Southern California – or move to Southern California? Do you love sports and want to be around athletes and involved in the aquatics world? Do you have a talent for generating excitement and sales? If so, then HARDCORESPORT
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Fascinating History Of Measuring Ocean Water Temperatures Courtesy of The Harvard Gazette. Something odd happened in the oceans in the early 20th century. The North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific appeared to warm twice as much as the global average, while the Northwest Pacific cooled over several decades. Atmospheric and oceanic models have had trouble accounting
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