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Marko Pejcinovski, Young Swimmer Across Ohrid Lake Courtesy of OhridNews.com, Ohrid Lake, Macedonia. Marko Pejcinovski swam across the Ohrid Lake and smiled his way during his public interviews. For more information, visit his Facebook page and his Instagram page. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Body, Mind And Soul Heroes In The Open Water Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, Catalina Channel, California. Argentine waterman and aquapreneur Lucas Rivet of Asociación Argentina Gestión y Desarrollo del Deporte, is documenting the Oceans Seven journey of Argentine swimmer Matías Ola and his support team. Ola’s August 2018 crossing of the 32.3 km Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina
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Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock has set himself up very well for a potential Mellouli Double at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Named after Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli for his dual gold medal performance in the 1500m freestyle and the 10 km marathon swim at the 2012 London Olympics, the Mellouli Double is
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Dina Levačič Attempts To Replicate Veljko Rogošić Feat Courtesy of Croatia Week, Adriatic Sea, off the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia. Dina Levačič has swum around the world in professional marathon swims and channel swims, but the 23-year-old Croatian student from Split attempted to complete the second 54 km swim from the island of Vis to Split in
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Morgane Dornic Wins 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean In Québec Courtesy of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, Québec, Canada. Morgane Dornic won the biggest race in her career in a 8 hour 34 second victory at the 2019 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada. Overall Results: Marcel Schouten (Netherlands) 7:13:31 Christopher
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Gregorio Paltrinieri, Florian Wellbrock Rivalry Continues In Pool Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, Korea. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, a victory that qualified him as the top seed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km race – by the slimmest of margins. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy also
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Ashley Twichell, Good In Gwangju Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, Korea. Ashley Twichell had a successful series of swims at the FINA World Championships. The personable distance freestyler kicked off with a 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying swim in 10 km race, and then followed up with a bronze medal in the 5 km Mixed Relay. When
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Ben Lecomte’s Vortex Swim Courtesy of Ben Lecomte, North Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean. Ben Lecomte is currently swimming through the highest accumulation zone of plastic in the world’s oceans in The Vortex Swim that started on June 17th, “My crew and I have seen a dramatic increase in our plastic findings. We found
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Honorary ESPY Award Given to James Savage Courtesy of ABC 7 News, San Francisco, California. An Honorary ESPY Award was given to San Francisco open water swimmer James Savage who has swum the length of the Golden Gate Bridge four times. “My mom said this award is a pretty big thing,” said the 7-time Alcatraz Island
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30-Year Déjà Vu: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui – Molokai – Lanai, Hawaii. Becca Mann has always been precocious and adventurous. At the age of 10, Mann swam solo across the 14.1 km Maui Channel from the island of Lanai to the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii.
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