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Zach Margolis Wins 20 Bridges Swim, Achieves Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Manhattan Island, New York City. Zach Margolis led the international field of 16 swimmers at the 20 Bridges Swim, a 45.8 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. His 7 hour 30 minute victory was also […]
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Anjos D’Água Completes Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Anjos D’Água 2 relay, formed by swimmers 44-year-old João Rodolfo de Queiroz Leite Pinto and 31-year-old Rodrigo Luiz Martins, completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal on May 30th in
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Jessi Harewicz Completes Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Manhattan Island. Jessi Harewicz, named as the one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women in 2019, enthralled the audience at the 2018 Open Water Summit at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California last November. “Her raw honesty, her humble
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Scott Zornig, Standing Tall After His Success Courtesy of Scott Zornig, Spain-to-Morocco, Strait of Gibraltar. Scott Zornig has had his eyes on a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar for some time. But circumstances and weather have never coupled up for him. He explains his persistence, “After coming to Spain in 2016, 2018,
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Terence Bell To Pioneer Swim Around Kaua’i Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaua’i, Hawaii. “The ocean has taught me to be humble and have a simple awareness that everything in life is interconnected,” says Terence Bell, an Australian aquapreneur who created The Ocean Lover, an organization that is dedicated to reconnecting people with the underwater world through sharing personal stories. On
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Avishag Turek, An Inspirational Pioneer From Israel Courtesy of Rondi Davies, New York. New York Open Water welcomed 16 swimmers from around the world to New York City for its first 2019 edition of the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. Avishag Turek became the first Israeli to complete the Triple Crown
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Anna-Carin Nordin Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Manhattan Island. Anna-Carin Nordin has done a lot in the open water swimming world. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer was the second person in history – and the first woman – to achieve the Oceans Seven and has
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Mark Sheridan, Spectacular Swimming And Serving In The Open Water Courtesy of Rondi Davies, New York. New York Open Water welcomed swimmers from around the world for the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. One of the luminaries was Mark Sheridan from Kent, UK. The 44-year-old Sheridan does a lot in the
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James Janik Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Manhattan Island, New York. Editor’s Note: In an earlier edition, James Janik was incorrectly identified as the winner of the 20 Bridges Swim. He finished second to Zach Margolis. New York Open Water welcomed 16 swimmers from around the world to New
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South Africans Launch False Bay Swimming Association Courtesy of False Bay Swimming Association, False Bay, South Africa. A group of seasoned open water swimmers from Cape Town, South Africa have embarked on a mission to position solo and relay crossings of False Bay as one of the most challenging and desirable swims in the world
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