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Photos courtesy of Kelvin Trautman, English Channel, UK. Lewis Pugh‘s latest challenge, The Long Swim, will start on July 12th. A preview of The Long Swim will be broadcast on Sky News in the UK on Monday July 9th at 8:30 pm. His 560 km stage swim across the length of the English Channel from […]
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Courtesy of John Coningham-Rolls, SwimQuest, Taveuni. John Coningham-Rolls of SwimQuest announced his latest swim holiday package, “Our SwimQuest Fiji tour is now available to book for March 23rd – 29th 2019. Based on the island of Taveuni, this trip is a delightful combination of reef swims, coastal swims, and an opportunity to explore Taveuni’s famous
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Courtesy of Oscar Rubio, Maccagno, Italy. The third stage of the Open Water World Tour – the Almaty Marathon Swim Race – was held in Kazahkkstan’s Heaven Club Resort at the Kapchagai Reservoir. 200 swimmers took part with Vladimir Tolikin leading from start to finish in 1 hour 13 minutes. Ekaterina Shatnaya was the fastest
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Courtesy of Ernie Hoftyzer, Lake Tahoe. On April 15th Sam Howell was on a bicycle ride in Malibu, California in preparation for the upcoming AIDS Lifecycle ride when the front wheel unexpectedly fell off his bike. He broke his neck and was immediately paralyzed. Sam fractured multiple vertebrae and was airlifted to UCLA for a
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Lac de la Haute-Sûre, Luxembourg. Open Water Luxembourg includes a 500m, 1 km, 3 km and 5 km lake swim at the Base Nautique Lultzhausen at Lac de la Haute-Sûre. in Luxembourg on July 14th. For more information, email mail@swimming.lu or visit here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Are Water Temperatures Getting Warmer? Courtesy of Pieter De Frenne, Lisa Van Langenhove, Alain Van Driessche, Cédric Bertrand, Kris Verheyen and Pieter Vangansbeke, Methods in Ecology and Evolution. In the United States, there exists an ongoing debate whether or not climate change is a concept to be concerned about – or do anything about. Science
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