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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González is one of the world’s most remarkable men, living a life of challenge and accomplishment both on dryland and in the open water, among athletes and businesspeople, across borders and across cultures. The 57-year-old from Mexico City has traveled the world in his quest to achieve […]
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Side-dolphining In Open Water, Side-streaming In The Pool Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Whether it is catching or riding a wave into the shore on a coastal ocean swim or off the wall in a pool in a competitive pool meet, streamlining on your side is a topic for consideration. “Side-streaming or side-dolphining is
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Photos courtesy of @kelvintrautman and @LewisPugh, heading towards Antarctica. It will be interesting to see the dynamics between President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh over the next quadrennial (or two) regarding climate change. Pugh worked closely with and discussed about the effects of global warming and climate change
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Courtesy of Brighton Baths Winter Swimming Carnival, Brighton Baths, Australia. Harry Raisbeck Winter Mile is part of the Brighton Baths Winter Swimming Carnival and is named for Harry Raisbeck (1910-2010) who was a member and president of the Black Rock Icebergers of Melbourne, Australia and swam daily at the Brighton Baths until he was 95
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Courtesy of Doug Woodring, 2016 Clean Half, Hong Kong.
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Courtesy of Ocean Today, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Bruckner Chase
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Courtesy of Ben Hooper, Swim The Big Blue, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Ben Hooper‘s team provided the following information about his progress and the conditions that he faced during the first 9 days of his 33-day attempt to Swim The Big Blue, his transoceanic stage swim from Senegal to Brazil that feel short. Hooper
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Courtesy of Colin Kozlovich, Molokai, Hawaii. Earlier this year I was asked by the Director of the Kaiwi Channel Association (my dad Jeff Kozlovich) to come to Hawaii and document what I was told would be an unique relay swim. The swimmers are a group of teenagers from the ACRH Academy of San Diego, known
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Courtesy of Ben Hooper, Swim The Big Blue, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. “Unfortunately, the GPS tracking devices are switched off most of the time due to a failing generator,” was posted on Ben Hooper‘s tracker during the last stages of his attempt to complete a transoceanic swim from Senegal to Brazil. But Hooper experienced
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