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Courtesy of WOWSA, Windermere, Lake District, UK. Pat Gallant-Charette completed a successful 12-mile crossing of Lake Windermere in 7 hours 38 minutes yesterday with Julie Bradshaw as her pilot and observer. “To see these curious swans was one the highlights of my swim,” reported the 67-year-old former nurse. She explained en route back to her […]
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Where Triathlon Goes, So Goes Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo. After numerous Japanese open water swimmers got sick or were hospitalized in a national open water swimming competition in Odaiba Marine Park, there were calls by the athletes to move the chosen location of the 2020 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
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Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Brazil. On August 21st, Diogo Zoppi completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in 10 hours 49 minutes. Adherbal de Oliveira reported, “Diogo overcame all adversities including currents, wind, waves during his solo swim in a fantastic time of 10 hours and 49
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Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services, North Channel. 44-year-old Jenny Leigh Smith was escorted by Pádraig Mallon and husband Will Smith at Infinity Channel Swimming between Northern Ireland and Scotland. “[I am] relieved,” posted the swim coach and yoga instructor on Facebook about her crossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland. “To a castle
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Courtesy of Reto Acapulco Aguas Abiertas, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. 49-year-old Mexican swimmer Mariel Hawley Dávila completed her sixth Oceans Seven channel with a 13 hour 14 minute crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland yesterday. Photo above shows Nora Toledano, Mariel Hawley Dávila, and Gela Limonchi are shown above
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Courtesy of Miranda Cikotic, PIXSELL, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. 22-year-old Croatian Dina Levačić (22) will set off on August 25th from
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Jersey, Channel Islands. Wendy Tréhiou completed the third Guernsey-to-Jersey crossing in history on July 8th – 9th. She followed the pioneering 18-mile (28.96 km) swim of Ruth Oldham from Lancashire in 1962 and Neil Faudemer of Jersey in 2015. “It was a brutal swim, the second toughest after my Channel double,” Tréhiou
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Copenhagen, Denmark. Irish extreme athlete Noel Grimes became the most recent Ice Ironman with his 12 hour 17 minute completion of the Ironman Copenhagen on August 19th. In addition to his 1 hour 8 minute 2.4-mile swim, 5 hour 56 minute 180-mile bike, 4 hour 59 minute marathon run at last weekend’s
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Courtesy of David Pennington, Lake Tahoe, California. David Pennington captained the 24 hour 34 minute crossing of Lake Tahoe by Polish extreme swimmer Bogusław Ogrodnik yesterday. Members of the 24-Hour Club are posted here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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