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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Juli Berwald, Ph.D. is a science writer who authored Spineless, a book about jellyfish, as well as textbooks and popular science articles for National Geographic Magazine, Oceanus, Redbook, and Wired.com. Dr. Berwald’s engaging and entertaining style is evident in her blog: Fried Eggs In Spain is a recent report […]
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Courtesy of Andre Slade of OceanFit, Bondi Beach, Australia. Andre Slade of OceanFit compiled the results of his annual survey in order to find out what makes open water swimmers tick. “People who complete this year’s survey have a chance to win a share in $4,500 in prizes including that sensational trip for two to
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Caramoan 10k Open Water Swim Challenge from iC3 PhotographyCourtesy of Yvette ‘Betsy’ Medalla, Philippines. The Caramoan 10K Swim Challenge was held in the Philippines on August 21st. “Until last year, our country had no more than 3 to 4 open water races every year, but the number of participants in each race barely exceeded the
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Courtesy of Deanne Draeger, URBANSWIM, New York. Photos by Alba and Michael Dwass. The Liberty To Freedom Swim is a 2.2-mile open water swim from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to the Freedom tower in downtown Manhattan, New York. The third-year event, organized by Urban Swim, is dedicated to celebrating the freedom
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Motoko Honma (本間素子) is a Japanese open water swimmer who has participated in a number of relay channel swims. She was a member of Team Umiou (海王《うみおう》that completed a 12 hours 45 minute crossing of the 19 km Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan in 2013 together with Tomokazu Sakurai,
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Courtesy of Kimberley Chambers, Night Train Swimmers, northern California. Kimberley Chambers, a member of Night Train Swimmers, will attempt the longest solo swim in California. The swim, that commemorates the 15th Anniversary of 9/11, will begin in Sacramento on September 9th and end in Belvedere on September 11th, totaling 93 miles (149.6 km) over the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Junk crossed off another of the Oceans Seven channel swims. On September 5th, he completed his fifth Oceans Seven swim when he swam across the English Channel in 14 hours 20 minutes. “I felt pretty good in the swim. I was in a spring tide so my time
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Oh, the water is like a bath here,” was Julieanne Goode‘s first impression when she arrived in Los Angeles from her native Australia. After training diligently in 10-12°C water for her Catalina Channel crossing back home, the water in the Pacific Ocean along the California coast felt so warm.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The South Padre Island Open Water Festival is also proud to announce a partnership with the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation. “Part of the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation’s mission is to act as a central voice for safety in open water swimming. With water quality and temperature being such a
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