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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Brenton Williams does another butterfly swim, it is newsworthy. But at his side during training swims is a young selfless paddler, Issataya Bredell. She patiently watches over him and looks ahead in the 14ºC waters of Marina Martinique. Bredell is typical of a South African paddlers and crew […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming has steadily grown around the world. Not only have the number of swimmers and coaches increased, but also so have the number of officials and volunteers. With thousands of local open water swimming events added annually to the global open water schedule, more and more regional,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The biggest. The wettest. The wildest. The toughest. All words that Australian swimmers can live by. 249 of them did at the 2016 First National Lake Argyle Swim in Western Australia. After registrations closed in a 2-hour sell out, a pair of 40-somethings bested the field in the 10
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Courtesy of Newsports.eu., Huntington Beach, California. The second annual Santorini Experience returns to Greece on October 7th-9th. The swimming and running wellness event includes open water swimming from the volcano to the old port of Fira under the direction of open water swimming coach and Technical Director Nikos Gemelos. Greece’s most experienced and global open
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Courtesy of Joe Bernini, Costa Rica. The second annual Cruce Aguas Abiertas Golfo Dulce is a three-race open water swim held on September 3rd and 4th in Puerto Jiménez, Golfo Dulce on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica. The race distances include a 1.5 km and a 5 km open water swim and a
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If the city of Paris win the right to bring back the Summer Olympic Games, then it will be interesting to see where they will stage the 10 km marathon swim. One possibility is the urban beach that stretches one mile along the Seine in the heart of Paris,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The feeling of helplessness among the crew and swimmer is mutual when jellyfish are relentlessly stinging a swimmer in the water. There is literally nothing a crew can do for a swimmer in a seemingly endless bloom of venomous jellyfish. And there is literally nothing a swimmers can do
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Courtesy of Lewis Pugh, South Africa. Lewis Pugh penned his commentary before being discharged from the hospital en route to a major meeting in Russia… “Life is not predictable. But exercising courage, and having the courage of your convictions, can help you weather the worst storms…” read on here. Photo shows Pugh doing the Five
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison is renowned for juggling several things on his plate as he continues to swim around the world. Organizing the Cork Distance Week, working in the IT industry, training, ice swimming, marathon swimming, prison island swimming, Triple Crowning, networking, and introducing many to the wonders of the open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 47th International Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim, formally known as the Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac (“Peace Race”), is a professional 19 km marathon swim that has been unfailingly held during times of international sanctions, war and peace along the River Sava in Šabac, Serbia. Previous race winner and long-time race director
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