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The Unprecedented Elfstedentocht Swim Completed Courtesy of Marten van der Weijden Foundation, Netherlands. Could it be that 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Maarten van der Weijden will be the last athlete to complete the Elfstedentocht course, one of the Netherlands’ most beloved traditions? With a drought and warmer temperatures, the previous Elfstedentocht edition was […]
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Cat Swims To Scotland Courtesy of David Holscher, North Channel, Northern Ireland – Scotland. Catherine Breed, a former world-class freestyler in the pool, has transitioned well to channel swimming. So well, a tough 35 km crossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland across the North Channel was completed in 11 hours 6 minutes to kickstart the North
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Seal Beach And Catalina Island Déjà Vu Courtesy of Mackenzie Miller, Seal Beach, California. Stacy Fresonke is an open water swimmer from Seal Beach, California. As an 11-year-old age group swimmer with the Seal Beach Swim Club, she participated in the inaugural Seal Beach Rough Water Swim in 1969 As a 14-year-old, she completed a tandem swim across
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Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming 2019 Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. Swimmer Scout, Shannon House Keegan of Talent, Oregon has a lot on her plate this summer. Keegan will compete on the 9 days of NEK Swim Week in August and, as if that challenge is not enough, will then attempt to cross
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Courtesy of McCarley International, Malvern, Pennsylvania. McCarley International, the leading performance improvement company, kickstarted a comprehensive series of podcasts and blogs on June 5th with additional podcasts uploaded weekly. “The content for these podcasts and blogs is derived from our MI: Methodology,” said CEO Anthony McCarley who has completed the Triple Crown of Open Water
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Swimming In South Bay + Santa Monica Courtesy of WOWSA, South Bay, Los Angeles, California. The South Bay stretches along the southern shores of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles. With over 4.6 million people – and tens of thousands of daily beach visitors – all living and working within several kilometers of its wide
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Clean And Blue From Hong Kong To California Courtesy of WOWSA, Los Angeles, California. From the perspective of marine conservation and ocean environmentalism, there are many reasons to be hopeful about the next generation. Kids Ocean Day is a project of The Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education that specializes in school children outreach and coastal
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Colder, Further, Tougher, Older To Islas Cíes Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ría de Vigo to Islas Cíes, Spain. As open water swimmers get older, some get tougher, go longer, and acclimate better. “If you assume that it is more difficult to swim further and faster in colder water, then open water swimming is one of
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Why Swimmers Drown, Presented By John Connolly & Nuala Moore Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Waterford City, Ireland. Nuala Moore and John Connolly presented at The International Drowning Prevention Research Seminar with The Lifesaving Foundation on Why Swimmers Drown on June 15th at the Waterford Institute of Technology. John Connolly gave an overview of reasons why
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Newcomers and Up-and-Comers At Seal Beach Courtesy of Romina Caristo, Seal Beach, California. For 50 years since 1969, Scott Weir has participated in the Seal Beach Annual Rough Water Swim as a competitor, coach or announcer. Yesterday’s event was a walk down memory lane as many race alumni showed up to celebrate the 50th edition.
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