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Courtesy of Cristian Vergara, PatagoniaSwim.com, Chile. Cristian Vergara and Julieta Núñez Gundlach of PatagoniaSwim have compiled a list of swimmers who have completed unassisted crossings of the Strait of Magellan. Vergara describes the course, “Point to point at the narrowest part of the Strait of Megellan is 4 km in distance, but because of currents […]
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The Swimming Life Of Bárbara Hernández Huerta Courtesy of WOWSA, Bernardo O’Higgins National Park Glacier, Chile. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, known in Spanish as la Sirena de Hielo, was born and live in Santiago, the capital of Chile. When she is not swimming in very cold water, she works as a child and adolescent psychologist with
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Courtesy of the New York Times, Easter Island, Chile. Cristian Vergara attempted a 38-mile (61 km) circumnavigation swim around Eastern Island in November 2016 that ended in 26 hours 52 minutes. The famed Chilean swimmer called his attempt Circunavegación de natación de Isla de Pascua – Easter Island, Kau Hakateka 2016 Rapa Nui. Vergara pioneered
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Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados, Caribbean Sea. After becoming the first South African to achieve the Oceans Seven in June 2018, Cameron Bellamy found himself in the midst of another challenge against Mother Nature: a Swim Around Barbados, a 96 km circumnavigation attempt that three people have attempted – but no one has finished. Kristina
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jose Luis Larrosa Chorro, a Spaniard living in Malaysia, is not only a competitive marathon swim and popular coach, but is also a race director for short swims marathon events and the Global Manager for the Oceanman circuit. His responsibilities include managing Oceanman races in Malaysia,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Two weeks ago, Dean Summers and Timmy Garrett were hit by a 45-foot boat while swimming at Coogee [New South Wales] in their native Australia. But they both bounced back and completed a crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday in in 6 hours 3 minutes. The swim was
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Courtesy of Itziar Mondragón Laresgoiti, Mahdia, Tunisia. Nejib Belehdi was honored by Her Excellency The Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs Madam Majdouline Charni on September 24th for his 76 hour 30 minute swim in the Mediterranean Sea from Sfax to Djerba in Tunisia. The Tunisian government officials are very supportive of Belhedi’s plans to
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