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Courtesy of Amanyara, Turks & Caicos. We were asked to visit this AMAN resort in Amanyara, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean Sea. Water, water, everywhere. How lovely can this visit be? The word “aman” means “peace, security, safety, shelter, protection” in the Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu and Persian languages. Copyright © 2008-2018 […]
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Courtesy of Ben Stubenberg, Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim, Turks & Caicos, Carribbean Sea. The 2018 Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim will be held on July 7th in Turks & Caicos. The turquoise water over the 2.4-mile, 1-mile, and 0.5-mile courses attract swimmers from throughout the Americas and around the world. Envisioned by race director
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Image show Africans swimming freestyle across rapids during the 1884 Nile Expedition. Courtesy of Illustrated London News, 4 October 1884. In his essay about African swimmers in ‘Enslaved Swimmers and Divers in the Atlantic World’ included in the March 2006 issue of The Journal of American History, Professor Kevin Dawson wrote, “…Having learned to swim
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Courtesy of Deadspin, University of Southern California. 2012 Olympic 10K marathon swimming silver medalist Haley Anderson was named on the Athletes Advisory Commission for the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games in May 2017. So she will retain her Olympic ties at least to the 2028 Summer Olympics, and possibly beyond.
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Courtesy of Eli Bryon, Cottesloe Beach, Australia. Eli Ball is a barrister and an Australian open water swimmer who completed history’s second butterfly crossing* of the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel in Western Australia in 7 hours 20 minutes 29 seconds. The butterfly specialist is a Rotto Everyday Hero who supported the Leukaemia Foundation during this
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Courtesy of Vasanti Niemz, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Abhejali Bernardová is a runner-turned-swimmer and member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Zlin, Czech Republic. She became the 10th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven channels. In addition to achieving the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, five International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmens, and completing
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