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Denison Dares Courtesy of Gavin Browne, Cork, Ireland. 61-year-old Ned Denison will attempt to be the first person to swim 8 km around Cork City, over 7 weirs and under 30 bridges beginning in 6:15 pm on June 3rd . His goal is 1 hour 45 minutes. “I am especially interested in being the first. Somebody […]
The Lexie Kelly Signature Collection Courtesy of Alex Young, Ryte Sport, California. The Lexie Kelly worked with Alex Young, co-founder of Ryte Sport, to create the Lexie Kelly Signature Collection, a series of custom swimsuits designed and manufactured by Ryte Sport, a Southern California-based swimsuit manufacturer and designer. The Lexie Kelly Signature Collection includes Neon
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Canadians Win At BEST FEST Courtesy of WOWSA, Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, Spain. Canadian swimmers Chantel Jeffrey and Alexander Axon each won races at the Best Fest open water festival in Colonia Sant Jordi on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Jeffrey who swims for the Island Swimming Club in Victoria, British Columbia won
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Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine Professor Robert Strauss, M. Ed., author of Discover Swimming, established Swim Gym Swim School in 1984 in Miami, Florida, teaching as many as 1,000 children per week during its summer camps. Strauss knows swimming whether it is for young ones in a warm-water pool or out in the open water. The
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Kim Chambers To Speak At Salesforce Tower Courtesy of Swim Across America, Swim Across America is hosting an event in the Salesforce Tower, the most imposing structure in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its upper floors are often piercing the clouds blanketing downtown San Francisco. Swim Across America Director of Events Megan Melgaard explains, “Crushing
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Courtesy of EDF Aqua Challenge, France. The EDF Aqua Challenge Rouen or – La Drakkar à Rouen – is an open water swim held in Rouen, France on June 8th – 9th includes 1.5 km, 3 km, and 10 km courses in Base de Loisirs de Bédanne. It kicks off the EDF Aqua Challenge, organized by the
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Joel Matos Ortiz Does Caribbean Century Swim In 47 Hours Courtesy of Randy Soler, Caribbean Sea. Joel Matos Ortiz started at Jost Van Dyk in the British Virgin Islands and headed towards Puerto Rico in his Ultra Challenge Caribbean Series. From the Virgin Islands, Matos attempted to swim along the straight-line tangent of 100 km
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Courtesy of EDF Aqua Challenge, France. The EDF Aqua Challenge Toulouse is a 500mn, 1.5 km, 3 km, and 5 km open water swim held in Garonne in Toulouse, France. It is one of the World’s Top 100 River Swims and part of the EDF Aqua Challenge. EDF Aqua Challenge includes the following events: Rouen on June 8th – 9th Cannes on June
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Clown Chips swam around Manhattan Island in 1983
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Why Swim? Courtesy of James Silson, Moskstraumen, Norway. The Hudson Brothers are writing a series on how to plan wild swimming expeditions. They have done swims all over the world and would like to share their experiences on how they planned and managed the logistics of swims gone wild. Middle Brother Jack explains, “We will focus