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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Alex Kostich is always smiling before an open water competition. But his mellow veneer hides his very competitive nature. This morning on Kaimana Beach, he will line up with 99 other fast swimmers in the elite heat of the 2.4-mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, nearly all of them […]
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Courtesy of Coleman Hodges for SwimSwam in Washington D.C. The World Swimming Association (WSA) is a new global organization that is athlete centered, administratively transparent, and professionally managed. The WSA was envisioned by George Block, President of the World Swimming Coaches Association, and John Leonard, Executive Director of the World Swimming Coaches Association. Members on
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Track RS courtesy of Evan Morrison, Marathon Swimmers Federation. Toni Enderli of South Africa is getting very close to completing his third Oceans Seven channel after over 18 hours of battling the waves and currents of the Molokai Channel between Molokai and Oahu. He started in the early morning of September 2nd and is closing
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Courtesy of Ryan Goad, London Marathon Events. Great Britain’s Jack Burnell is the fastest open water swimmer to never medal at an Olympics or World Championships. The lack of medals led to a period of soul searching and positive outcome; that the Loughborough University graduate decided his talent is best demonstrated in the open water.
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Courtesy of Lynn Kubasek, Catalina Channel, California. 54-year-old Jaime Lomelin Gavaldon is within minutes of becoming the latest swimmer to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The Nora Toledano-coached, Dan Simonelli-guided Mexican started his Triple Crown journey in August 1990 and took 27 years to complete it with today’s Catalina Channel crossing. His
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Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. As usual, a lot of really fast swimmers have descended upon Waikiki Beach for the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim. Japanese 2-time Olympian Yasunari Hirai [shown on left], Egyptian Olympian Mazen Aziz, defending Australian champion Ollie Signorini, American Olympic water polo silver medalist Joe Vargas, and 3-time Waikiki
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Courtesy of World Swimming Association, Washington D.C. The World Swimming Association was a concept that started in 2015. Discussions among swimming coaches and administrators around the world were focused on addressing the failure to fairly, openly, and honestly administer the sport of swimming and to provide for athletes. The World Swimming Association’s purpose is to
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