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Ana Marcela Cunha Wins 4th FINA World Series Title Courtesy of FINA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The hard work keeps paying off for Ana Marcela Cunha who won her seventh FINA series title on Friday. The two-time Olympian and recently inducted International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer won the 2018 FINA/HOSA Marathon […]
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Wellbrock Wins. TBD In Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is still a long way off to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but Germany’s Florian Wellbrock can possibly achieve a Mellouli Double (competing in both the 1500m and marathon swim at a single Olympics). There is a strong possibility that Wellbrock will face 2016
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Kim Chambers Inducted In International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “If it scares you, that is exactly why you should do it. I’m talking about stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something, experiencing something, feeling something that you never thought possible. It’s about challenging yourself not just
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Photo courtesy of Brian Fitzgerald. Announcement courtesy of Ned Denison, Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Pat Gallant-Charette gave an inspirational speech at the 2018 WOWSA Talks & WOWSA Awards at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California today. Surrounded by great swimmers from Olympian Aaron Peirsol and United Nations Patron of
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Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles, The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. Many luminaries have gathered in San Francisco to attend the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards ceremony. Among the stars, Lewis Pugh (UK), Shelley Taylor-Smith (Australia, shown above), Aaron Peirsol (USA), Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand), Antonio Argüelles (Mexico), Ben Lecomte (France), Michelle Macy (USA),
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is unfair. It is frustrating. It is cheating. So goes the thought process of some open water swimmers. It is classic tactics. It is strategic. It is all part of the sport. So goes the completely reverse thought process of other open water swimmers. Which is correct? Is
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Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas 2018 from Atlantic Extrem Sports. Courtesy of Beatriz Alvariño, Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas, Spain. The second stage of the second edition of the 57 km Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas will be held on September 8th 2019, a 19 km swim from the Isla de Sálvora to the Confín beach in O
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