Swimming In 0.2°C Water In The Arctic Circle
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Courtesy of Joe Zemaitis, Loch Ness, Scotland. On August 8th 2018, brothers Joe and John Zemaitis from Scottsdale, Arizona completed the first tandem solo of Loch Ness. The 23-mile (35.2 km) famed loch in Scotland contains over half the fresh water in the UK. They joined a group of fewer than 25 swimmers who have
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Courtesy of Ligue Européenne de Natation, Eilat, Israel. The first leg of the 2019 European Open Water Swimming Cup (LEN Open Water Cup) will be held on March 31st in Eilat, Israel. The 10 km marathon swim will kickoff a number of competitive international races that will culminate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games first
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Elizabeth Fry, Philip Rush, Nora Toledano and Mariel Hawley Dávila got together in Wellington, New Zealand to prepare for their upcoming Cook Strait crossing. There may not have ever been four more prolific marathon swimmers together in New Zealand like these four. Their exploits are renowned. They have
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Alisa Fatum Wins 2019 IISA World Cup Series Courtesy of © Zelada, Veitsbronn, Germany. The IISA First World Cup Series was a three-stage series in Veitsbronn, Germany and Murmansk, Russia, but the third and final stage in Tyumen, Russia was cancelled. 23-year-old Alisa Fatum of Germany was the inaugural winner of the IISA World Cup
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Sharon Beckman, From Title IX To 8 Pages And Beyond Photo courtesy of Jess Rivilis, Boston College | The Heights, Massachusetts. Sharon Beckman has encountered and engaged with icons across various fields during her career. She not only received a single-spaced, 8-page letter with instructions on how to swim the English Channel by International Swimming
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