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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of Ned Denison, Cork, Ireland. Ned Denison is a 59-year-old global-trotting open water swimmer, coach, mentor and administrator who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012. He shared a plethora of advice and guidance: For many of you the open water season is over. One suggestion […]
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Courtesy of Maureen Holohan, Ile des Arcadins, Haiti. Swim for Haiti is a 1.5 km ocean swim and a 10 km marathon swim in Haiti held on January 27th 2019. The event, part of the Global Swim Series, is a charity swim that helps raise awareness of Haiti as a tourism destination and to raise
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International Swim Across La Pérouse Channel Courtesy of Alexander Brylin, Sakhalin, Russia. Alexander Brylin is organizing the International Swim across the La Pérouse Channel, an unprecedented 40 km international relay between Sakhalin, Russia and Hokkaido, Japan in September 2019. Brylin explains the preparations for the 20+ person relay across La Pérouse Strait, “We studied the
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Courtesy of Ned Denision, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Thomas Lurz received a master degree in business administration at the Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Untenmehmensführung at the Otto Beisheim School of Management in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2017. Between 2002 and 2015, it was clear that Lurz was also a smart cookie in the open water
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Courtesy of Ken Thorley, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan. Taiwan’s 2018 Sun Moon Lake Swim was held over two consecutive weekends in September. The mass participation race with 20,000 local leisure swimmers, was held on September 15th. The international events were held the following weekend over a different course with a 2 km race, followed an
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Courtesy of Solo Swims of Ontario, Lake Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth Fry is the epitome of a mild-mannered heroine. She was nominated for the 2011, 2015 and 2016 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and did a 4-day S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge that was double what anyone else had ever accomplished. On May 6th 2015,
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. “There are unsung heroes who help promote, organize and support the sport of open water swimming. The epitome of these unsung heroes is Bob Duenkel,” commented Steven Munatones. Today Ned Denison, Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, announced the induction of Duenkel
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