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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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WOWSA – Men Of The Year In Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim Courtesy of Ömer Gökçen Bayrakci, Bosphorus, Turkey. Marcos Díaz (2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year) and Ion Lazarenco Tiron of the Republic of Moldava (2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year) were both participants in the 2019 Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim (Boğazıçi
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Disaster Off Fire Island Courtesy of UPI, Fire Island, New York. Back in June 28th 1964, 29-year-old Britt Sullivan from Omaha, Nebraska attempted a stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The mother of a 7-month-old daughter walked into the Atlantic in Coney Island. Despite poor weather prior to the 3,000-mile swim expected to take 5
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Lexie Kelly Wins 4th Straight Open Water Race Courtesy of WOWSA, San Clemente, California. Lexie Kelly won her 5th race this summer at “The Greatest Show on Surf” (San Clemente Ocean Festival). After winning the Swim the Avenues in Redondo Beach, the Newport Beach Pier to Pier Two Mile Open Water Swim in Newport Beach,
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Gregorio Paltrinieri, David Aubry Go 1-3 In Pool World Championships Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. While other top pool swimmers were undergoing their final taper, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy and David Aubry of France were busy at the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in South Korea competing in the open water races. Paltrinieiri finished 2nd
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Kristóf Rasovszky Wins Lac St-Jean FINA World Series Courtesy of Colin Hill, FINA, Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, Canada. Kristóf Rasovszky won the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean 10 km race on the FINA Marathon Swim World Series despite traveling 30 hours from Gwangju, South Korea – where he competed in the FINA World Championships
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5 Teenagers Complete Cross-Border Swim From France To Italy Courtesy of Pedro Ordenes, Bonifacio Channel, France – Italy. On June 27th, 13-year-old Anaya Khanzode, 17-year-old Mitali Khanzode, 15-year-old Saumitr Dikhit, 17-year-old Hana Lip, and 17-year-old Riley Lim, all of northern California successfully completed a 16 km cross-border tandem crossing of the Bonifacio Channel. Their cross-border
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Chad La Tourette Leads Olympic Club to Victory At Trans Tahoe Relay Courtesy of Olympic Club, Lake Tahoe, California. Chad La Tourette remains golden. The former distance freestyling star captained the Chamber’s Chosen to victory at the 2019 Trans Tahoe Relay, the Sunnyside Sinners team to victory at the 2018 Trans Tahoe Relay, the
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Pablo Fernández Álvarez, Swimming 100 km Fast Down The Coast Of Florida Courtesy of WOWSA, Jupiter, Florida. Spanish entrepreneur and adventurer Pablo Fernández Álvarez participated in the Great Shark Swim, a planned 100 km charity swim organized by Madswimmer in the Agulhas Current along the KwaZulu Natal Coast in South Africa. Unfortunately, the team and
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Rachele Bruni Wins Lac St-Jean FINA World Series Courtesy of Colin Hill, FINA, Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, Canada. Rachele Bruni won the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean 10 km race on the FINA Marathon Swim World Series despite traveling 30 hours from Gwangju, South Korea – where she competed in the FINA World Championships
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