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Swimming Straight From Sado Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Ocean Navi, Sado Island, Japan. Team Ocean Navi completed a 40 km crossing from Sado Island to Niigata on the mainland on Honshu on June 12th. The 12-person relay started at 2 am and finished 12 hours 24 minutes later in the city of Nagaoka. Taku Wakabayashi, […]
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Dr. Jim Miller Honored by MISHOF Courtesy of Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame changed its name (and acronym from IMSHOF) to the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF). But its mission remains the same: to honor and recognize the exploits and achievements talented
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Nominate The Greatest For the Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Meg Keller-Marvin, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is accepting nominations for its 2020 Class. Brent Rutemiller, CEO of the ISHOF, explains, “ISHOF honors individuals who have achieved tremendous success in the aquatic disciplines and/or made
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50 Years At Seal Beach Courtesy of Maria Fattal, Seal Beach, California. The number of famed marathon swimmers who have trained in Seal Beach, California is relatively small, but it is a remarkable bunch: Lynne Cox, Penny Dean, John York, Cindy Cleveland to mention a few Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
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Elfstedentocht Swim 2.0 Has Begun Courtesy of Marten van der Weijden Foundation, Netherlands. After swimming 163 km over 55 hours in his native Netherlands last year in an unprecedented attempt to swim the Elfstedentocht course, 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Maarten van der Weijden has begun his second attempt at the Elfstedentocht Swim. His
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The Unsinkable Craig Dietz To Speak At WOWSA Ocean Fest Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lincoln Sokolski of Whirley-Drink Works says, “At the end of the day, I believe most of us left with a new positive energy to be a better person, believing we can overcome challenges in life and reaching for higher
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Jupiter, Florida. Pablo Fernández Álvarez, 100 km Down The Coast Of Florida 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 Fernandez’ swim was halted after 28.24
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Ion Lazarenco Tiron Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize Courtesy of CIO Film, River Dniester, Republic of Moldova. Ion Lazarenco Tiron, the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, will accept his WOWSA Award at the 2019 Open Water Summit that will be held concurrently with the Redondo Beach Coastal Challenge in Redondo Beach, California
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Americans In South Korea Courtesy of WOWSA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Yeosu, South Korea. The coaches of the American swimmers competing at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Yeosu, South Korea will be very familiar with the swimmers of the team. Catherine Kase of USC will serve as the head coach of Team USA and
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Paul Asmuth To Speak At 2019 Open Water Summit Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One dominant figure on the marathon swimming scene in the 20th century was American Paul Asmuth. Asmuth won 7 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation titles in the 1980’s and is an inductee in both the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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