Dolphins Play With Whale
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Swim And Enter Raffle To Win A Volkswagen
Courtesy of WOWSA, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The 6th Los Cabos Open Water Challenge will be held on April 27th in honor of Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón (shown on left with race director Diego Rivas). There are 3 races: 2 km, 7 km and 14 km. Rivas says, “Swimmers can register and win a Volkswagen Gol
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Ocean Triple R: Remote Recovery Rescue Emergency Care
Ocean Triple R: Remote Recovery Rescue Emergency Care Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Nuala Moore explains the second Ocean Triple R (Remote Recovery Rescue) Emergency Care Summit that she developed with Dr. Patrick Buck, “ICE Immersion Cold Emergencies Level 1 program is tailored for the swimming community. As the numbers of swimmers
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When Legends Meet After Crossing Molokai
Courtesy of WOWSA, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. In Julie Chuckoway’s book The Three Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory, she tells of Keo Nakama’s pioneering Molokai Channel crossing in 1961. After retiring as one of the world’s best pool swimmers, the Maui native completed an
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Mally Richards Continues His Streak At 66 River Miles
Mally Richards Continues His Streak At 66 River Miles Courtesy of Michael Zoetmulder, Swartkops River, South Africa. In 2018, South African Mally Richards from Jeffreys Bay extended his current world record for Participation Longevity In An Open Water Swim after completing 65 editions of the Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile. The River Mile started in
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Back And Forth In The Bay
Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco Bay, California. Ken Mignosa was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year for his unprecedented 65.98 km swim around Santa Cruz Island and Anacapa Island off the coast of California in 29 hours 22 minutes in September last year. It was the second longest solo
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Ferry Weertman, 2018 FINA Male Open Water Swimmer
Courtesy of FINA, China. Olympic and world champion Ferry Weertman won the FINA Male Open Water Swimmer 2018 Award as a result of outstanding performances at the LEN Championships in Scotland’s Loch Lomond and winning the 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series. Weertman is powered by an intensity and laid-back passion that is unmistakable in
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Italians Win The King & Queen Of The Sea
Courtesy of Bruno Lopes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the eve of Christmas Eve (December 23rd 2018) on the sands and shores of Rio de Janeiro where the 2016 Rio Olympics 10 km marathon swim was held, the annual King & Queen Of The Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) was held. The televised elite
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