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Open Water B.C. With Jessi Harewicz Courtesy of CBC Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Jessi Harewicz started her journey in the open water with a wetsuit and is now continuing without neoprene. Her story as she is on a journey to the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming was captured beautifully by director Edward Andrews, producer […]
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The World Open Water Swimming Association publishes a list of 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know. WOWSA also offers a list with the opposite kind of information: 50 Things An Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do. These recommendations range from simple acts to major infractions of the rules or traditions of the sport,
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Three For Three In Ice Down Under Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Australia. Ger Kennedy from Ireland completed an Oceanic Ice Mile in Threadbo Ski Resort in the Threadbo Reservoir in New South Wales, Australia. Meanwhile Tara Diversi from Cairns and Benjamin Freeman from Canberra NSW both completed an Queensland Ice Mile in Crackenback Lake, Australia.
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Where Are They Now? Micha Shaw Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Micha Shaw (née Burden) won the USA Swimming national open water swimming championships in 2008, upsetting eventual two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton and a number of other top American swimming stars. “The first time that I saw Micha train at Golden West College under
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Pier 360 – 2 Days Of Southern California Beach Life Courtesy of Pier 360, Santa Monica Beach, California. Pier 360 or the Santa Monica Pier 360 – Ocean Sports & Beach Festival is a 2-day celebration of beach life with ocean swims held on June 22nd and 23rd at Santa Monica Beach in Southern California. The event includes a
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Nick Night In Santa Barbara Courtesy of Reef & Run Series, East Beach, Santa Barbara, California. The Reef & Run Series in Week 3 will not accept registration fees for its June 20th race this week. The race directors ask swimmers to make a contribution to the Nicholas Johnson Memorial Fund instead of sending in
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Marathon Swim World Series Results From Balatonfüred – Men Courtesy of FINA / CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, Balatonfüred, Hungary June 15th Women’s Official Results: 1. Kristof Rasovszky (Hungary) 1:50:12.00 2. Ferry Weertman Netherlands) 1:50:19.00 3. Soeren Meissner (Germany) 1:50:22.00 4. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis (Greece) 1:50:24.00 5. Matan Roditi (Israel) 1:50:24.00 6. Mario Sanzullo (Italy)
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Anup Itwar Working Wonders Courtesy of WOWSA, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The Flowers Sea Swim is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. The beautiful venue of Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, the hospitality of the volunteer crew, the charity events surrounding the event, the $100,000 worth of prizes and awards given
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Marathon Swim World Series Results From Balatonfüred – Women Courtesy of FINA / CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, Balatonfüred, Hungary. June 15th Women’s Official Results: 1. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:58:45.00 2. Arianna Bridi (Italy) 1:58:46.00 3. Leonie Beck (Germany) 1:58:46.00 4. Haley Anderson (USA) 1:58:48.00 5. Esmee Vermeulen (Netherlands) 1:58:50.00 6. Lea Boy (Germany)
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Swimmer Found Courtesy of CBS New York from the Hudson River and the The News & Observer in Durham, North Carolina. Services to honor and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Charles Michael van der Horst (January 4th 1952 – June 14th 2019) were held today in Durham, North Carolina. A casket with meaningful