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Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming. The Marathon Swimmers Federation posted information about Karl Kingery‘s unprecedented 32.2 km (20-mile) solo swim across Yellowstone Lake in the state of Wyoming. Despite warning signs are posted at the marinas warning visitors of possible death in an estimated 20 minutes due to the cold waters, Kingery […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, San Pedro Channel, California. John York of Manhattan Beach, California and Samuel Neri of Mexico City share the title of the King of the Catalina Channel with six career crossings between Santa Catalina Island and the Southern California mainland in the Catalina Channel. They share the title of most Catalina Channel crossings
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On this day 26 years ago, Shelley Taylor-Smith won the inaugural International Marathon Swimming Association 30 km Sydney Harbour Swim (Sydney Harbour International Invitational Marathon), a professional marathon swim where she placed first overall. Similar to Greta Andersen, she became one of the very few women in history to
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Courtesy of Swim Channel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Travessia da Confraternização is a 5.2 km ocean swim between Grumari to Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that will be held on December 11th. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of 5 Gyres, Santa Monica, California. Actors and activists will participate in the Voices 4 Oceans benefit storytelling event in Santa Monica, California on March 23rd 2018. All proceeds will support the 5 Gyres mission to end the global health crisis of plastic pollution. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World
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Courtesy of Achilleas Tsimpogiannis, Spetses mini Marathon, Spetses, Greece. Spetses mini Marathon has been the largest multi-sport event in Greece since 2011, including more than 10,000 participants, held in the picturesque island of Spetses, only 2.5 away hours from Athens and El. Venizelos Airport. This past month, the 5 km race featured a start and
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Courtesy of Ioannis Kifonidis, Halkidiki, Greece. Above the pre-production poster for a motion picture called A Swim Across that was inspired by the Swimming Across the Toroneos Gulf. The film was written by Ioannis Kifonidis and will be directed by Dimitris Giouzepas. Filming will take place during May 2019 with a planned release in spring
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Getting To The Other Side Of Oceans Seven Courtesy of Stefan Stuckert, Oceans Seven, Planet Earth. Film director Stefan Stuckert directed Oceans 7, a documentary film about Beth French and her journey to complete the unprecedented Calendar Year Oceans Seven. The outcome of French’s Oceans Seven journey is known, but the story behind her effort
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