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Courtesy of Bruckner Chase and NOAA. Over the last two years, Bruckner Chase and the administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been working on an ocean safety and awareness video series called Wave Safe. These geographically targeted videos were produced to inform the ocean-interested public about natural hazards at the beach. […]
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Bruckner Chase On Being Wave Safe Courtesy of Bruckner Chase and NOAA. Over the last two years, Bruckner Chase and the administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been working on an ocean safety and awareness video series. Chase explains, “The balance of the films will be released in June with some great
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Courtesy of Bruckner Chase and NOAA. Over the last two years, Bruckner Chase and the administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been working on an ocean safety and awareness video series called Wave Safe. These geographically targeted videos were produced to inform the ocean-interested public about natural hazards at the beach.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Cape Point, South Africa. Photo of Jeanne Topliss (yellow cap) and Kim Hawke (pink cap) heading out of Smitswinkel Bay towards Miller’s Point courtesy of Craig Doonan, South Africa. On May 24th, 10 swimmers swam a 22 km relay from Cape Point to Simonstown in South Africa in a eco-swim to support
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Vicki Keith, C.M., O. Ont., LLD, ChPc, the Founder/Coordinator of Y Abilities Programs as one of the featured speakers at the webinar, Impact of Inclusion: Perspectives on Accessibility in Sport back in 2016. Former United State president George Bush Sr., said of the Canadian International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Peter Davis has dedicated his life as a American ocean lifeguard. Since 1983, he has served as a salaried and volunteer lifesaver from his local Galveston Island Beach Patrol to beaches throughout Central and South America. As the current president of the United States Lifesaving
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Courtesy of Best Fest, Colonia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca, Spain. From South Africa to Spain, Mark Perry has been taking his elite swimmers around the world for years. The head coach of Swimming Canada’s national open water team was previously in the same position with British Swimming knows how best to prepare his athletes for
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Life Saving Exhibition Lake, St. Louis, Missouri. Many open water swimmers can be defined as fascinating people on dryland. At the initial Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the marathon swimming finalists included Dr. Edith van Dijk who is a Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau with a
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Courtesy of LEN, lac du Causse, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. The most recent LEN Open Water Swimming Cup races were held at Lac du Causse in Brive, France. The races doubled as the French national open water swimming championships where a majority of the swimmers were French. 19-year-old Kate Sanderson from Toronto, Canada described the conditions, “It
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Courtesy of Ron Collins, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Brothers Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis successfully completed the 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Race director Ron Collins reported: “They started at 6:31 am and [39-year-old older brother] Joe finished at 6:29 pm and [35-year-old younger brother] John at 6:35 pm. The water temperature was 79°F
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