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Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. The opening day saw the […]
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Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. 200 swimmers between the ages
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Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. 200 swimmers between the ages
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Courtesy of Adrian Sarchet enroute to his fifth Oceans Seven channel. Adrian Sarchet took a photo looking from Molokai to Oahu that captures the Molokai Channel in a single shot. Koko Head is shown on left; Koko (volcanic) Crater is right of center with Sandy Beach at its base. Copyright © 2016 by World Open
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Course data and image of the Out, Around, and Back Relay, courtesy of Evan Morrison. Sharks. Jellyfish. Hypothermia. Currents. Winds. Small craft advisories. Injuries. There are many, many reasons for a swim to result in an uncompleted mission – mostly to do with marine creatures or the marine environment. But in the world of open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Italy’s Martina Grimaldi has been on top of the awards podium before, but her recent European 25 km championship title was definitely very well-earned. In Hoorn, Netherlands on the final day of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the 27-year-old former world champion closely out-sprinted a lead group of
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Courtesy of Petar Stoychev, Hoorn, Netherlands. Axel Reymond of France won his second European open water swimming title with a powerful sprint finish over two Italian rivals on the final day of the 2016 European Open Water Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands. He finished in 5:02:22.0 with a two-body lead over Italians Matteo Furlan and Edoardo
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Nothing great is easy,” is enscribed on English Channel pioneer Captain Matthew Webb’s memorial. There are plenty of other pithy sayings attributed to those who spend time in the open water: “Big love as always,” Nick Adams, 12-time English Channel swimmer. “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing,” marathon swimmer
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Courtesy of Aaron Begle, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Adrian Sarchet completed a 17 hour 24 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel on July 11th. Under the escort of Captain Michael Twigg-Smith and escort kayaker Jeff Kozlovich, Sarchet’s crossing was universally described as brutal. “It was an emotional finish for Adrian Monday evening as he completed his
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