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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diane Stowell was always on the starting line at ocean swims around Hawaii for decades. She was a winner of over 20 Waikiki Roughwater Swim age-group titles, as well as at least 17 U.S. Masters Swimming national titles, and crossed the Maui Channel in 1987. She was always mentoring, […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew Truscott from Jersey has been building up to his most recent unprecedented swim from Jersey to France and back. As a teenager, he completed a 66 km Round Jersey in 10 hours 39 minutes. Then, at the age of 34, he completed the 2015 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
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Courtesy of Liz Corman. “We saw Bill May workout in Las Vegas,” said Lexie Kelly. “He is fast and tough, regularly doing some incredible hypoxic sets.” Why was the U.S. Masters Swimming national 10 km champion doing hypoxic training? Because he needs to hold his breath for long periods for his career (in the Las
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The Belfast Bulldog Swims With A Big Heart Courtesy of Ned Denison. Jack McClelland was a leading Irish marathon swimmer during the mid 1950’s to late 1960’s. Swimming was just one of his talents; he also turned down a professional football contract with Arsenal, was a weightlifter, and worked as a professional wrestler under the
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Courtesy of Doug Woodring, Istanbul Strait, Turkey. The Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim (Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race or the Samsung Boğazıçi Kitalararasi Yarislari or Samsung Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı) is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims and the Top 50 Open Water Swims In Asia. Its 6.5 km course crosses the Istanbul
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Great Bear Swim is a series of open water swims along the Pacific Coast of Canada. The Great Bear Swim 2016 was a 50 km stage swim from Ocean Falls to Bella Bella, Canada by Dale Robinson, Susan Simmons, and Jill Yoneda. The Great Bear Swim 2017 was
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diego López is an open water swimmer from the tropical Canary Islands in Spain. As a young, pool swimmer, he competed in the Spanish Nationals (during high school) and in the British Nationals (during college), mainly focusing on the distance pool events including the 200 butterfly, 400 IM and
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Photo courtesy of Toni Cirer. Story by Claire Bates, BBC World Service. Three months ago, Xisco Gràcia experienced what he describes as every diver’s worst nightmare – he found himself in an underwater cave, relying on an air pocket for survival. As hours turned into days he realised he might not be found in time…read
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Courtesy of Deep Blue Media, Lake Balaton, Hungary. “I have been humbled to stand on the same pool deck alongside French Philippe Lucas,” said Chris Morgan about the most successful coach in the open water swimming events at the 2017 FINA World Championships. “He is able to push his athletes to superhuman performances. He preaches
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Beach starts or in-the-water starts are most common in open water swimming. But pier starts and boat starts are a bit different where open water swimmers start a race from a pier, jetty, boat, ship or marine vessel anchored offshore. One of the most famous ship-to-shore courses begins this
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