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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There may be no one in the open water swimming community who has placed so well for so many years in such a competitive race as has Alex Kostich at the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Honolulu, Hawaii. The former 3-time Pan American Games gold medalist has faced Olympic […]
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The La Jolla Rough Water Swim, La Jolla Cove, California courtesy of The Weather Channel.
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Images courtesy of NBCOlympics.com of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. After the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, British swimmer Jack Burnell who was disqualified and upset with the officiating at the 2016 Olympic Games. He told the British press, “They’re giving yellow cards out left, right and centre for
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Tower 26 workout on Santa Monica Beach, California with Amy Dantzler [smiling above]. How many times have you seen swimmers get up early for a morning practice, rubbing their eyes and moving slowly before getting in the water…and then smiling widely after getting out? So many swimmers move a lot faster and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Naples Island Swim & SUP, Long Beach, California. Naples is a neighborhood of Long Beach, California where people have been swimming and competing around its three islands for generations. Naples is a built on three islands located in Alamitos Bay next to the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics rowing basin and the Pacific
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Courtesy of Jim Dreyer, Mighty Mac Swim, Michigan. This Labor Day’s Mighty Mac Swim on September 5th will award US$20,000 to both the male and female winners at its annual swim race across the often turbulent Straits of Mackinac. The swim, now designated as the Michigan Open Water Championship, is a 4.34-statute mile swim across
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Photo show the husband-and-wife team of Ricardo Cintra and Poliana Okimoto on Copacabana Beach after the Olympic awards ceremony. Interview is courtesy of Professor Ricardo Ratto, Copacabana Beach, Brazil. Ricardo Ratto interviewed the Brazilian husband-and-wife team of Ricardo Cintra and Poliana Okimoto. Cintra is the coach/husband; Okimoto is the athlete/wife. Together, they won the first
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