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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Moore, Program Director & Head Coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores Masters, is hosting the Mission Mile, a 1-mile swim on Lake Mission Viejo in Southern California on September 24th. For more event information and online registration, visit here. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Orlando, Florida. Millions of people were caught within the ravages of the recent hurricanes that hit the Caribbean nations and southern American states from Texas to Florida. With days of heavy rainfall, flooded streets and storm surges that threatened property and lives, many non-swimmers faced difficult positions. International Marathon Swimming Hall of
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Film courtesy of Huntsville Madison County Rescue Squad, Inc. and Ali Meeks, Tennessee River, Alabama. 53-year-old John Becker won the 5-mile Swim Hobbs Island for the second year in a row. 30-year-old Blakeley Bunch who swam for Auburn University and raced at the USA Olympic Trials, won the charity swim through the Tennessee River. “Our
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Sharon Beckman Rocks With Radcliffe Illustration courtesy of Mark Steele, Harvard Magazine, September-October 2017. “It was so much fun. I laughed and giggled the whole way,” recalled Boston College Professor Sharon Beckman about her 9 hour 6 minute crossing of the English Channel in August 1982. “[But] the last two miles took forever. I could
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Courtesy of Tiki Swim, Oceanside, California. Alex Kostich added to his ocean-swimming legacy with another dramatic comeback victory at the 2.4-mile Tiki Swim in Oceanside, California where he had to make up 200 meters on young (15) and up-and-coming Brandon Samaniego. Meanwhile, Lexie Kelly won the women’s 2.4-mile coastal race while Heidi Reisert just edged
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Courtesy of Bruckner Chase, Jason Bitzer, Oahu. Bruckner Chase and lifeguards like Jason Bitzer on Oahu and across the Pacific Ocean are working on an innovative project through a grant y the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a scientific agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and atmosphere.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. According to Ancestry.com, the surname Murphy is the Anglicized version of the Irish surname Ó Murchadha and Mac Murchadha, meaning sea warrior. Giving the number of Murphy’s in the open water swimming world, the moniker Sea Warrior seems very appropriate: * Andrea Murphy (Australia), twice completed the Rottnest Channel
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Courtesy of Clark Campbell, University of Kansas. Clark Campbell is the University of Kansas swimming pool and President of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association, the oldest coaches association in the USA, founded in 1922. He also organizes the CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships*, a 5 km race in Lone Star Lake
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Avram Iancu On His 2,860 km Danube Stage Swim Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu completed his 2,860 km 89-day stage swim along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany and finished on Saturday,
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