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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jorge Perdomo organizes an environmental swim on the island of Guanaja that calls attention to the natural resources of his native Honduras. The Internacional Aguas Abiertas Guanaja is in its second year and will be held on March 5th. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Photos courtesy of Sean Vo in Huntington Beach, California. Imagine a young teenager who is comfortable in the ocean. Then the annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim is a great introductory swim. Not only do the athletes swim around the longest concrete pier on the West Coast of America, but they also face large surf, both
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “From one thing, know ten thousand things,” was attributed to Miyamoto Musashi, a renowned undefeated Japanese swordsman (over 60 duels) and rōnin (samurai). He authored The Book of Five Rings, a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today. Musashi’s pithy statement summarizes what the know-how
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Courtesy of Oceanman Sochi Rusia or Oceanman Sochi.
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Images courtesy of NBCOlympics.com on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro showing Jarrod Poort far in the lead. Olympians Jarrod Poort (20th in Rio de Janeiro) and Chelsea Gubecka (15th in Rio de Janeiro) headline the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships this weekend on Brighton Beach in Adelaide. It will be interesting to see how
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Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services. Pádraig Mallon announced the latest swimspiration, The Celtic Quadrant, today. “You know us at Infinity. We offer all the trimmings: cold water, fast tidal flow, jellyfish. We don’t do easy. We are introducing two additional swims to make up The Celtic Quadrant.” The Celtic Quadrant
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Keri-Anne Payne has touched a lot of people’s hearts during her career. She combined a grace, an eloquence and a sense of competitiveness that is rare in swimming and among all athletes of every endeavor. Her grace was recognized by those powerful and influential in politics, government and sports.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Mendelssohn Maurice, the Executive Secretary of La Fédération d’Haïti, l’Association de Natation Haïtienne et de Sauvetage (Haitian Aquatic Sports and Life Saving Federation) and an emergency room physician at l’Hôpital Adventiste de Diquini in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, tells of heartbreaking stories of children and people of all ages drowning
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Courtesy of Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Phil White and Ned Denison are relentlessly restless. The tireless duo continue to celebrate, organize, encourage and promote open water swimmers and their sport from winter swimming to marathon swimming. Most recently, the stately former attorney with an eye for photography and
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