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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nejib Belhedi keeps increasing his weight…pulled. On May 27th, he will attempt to pull two boats, weighing a collective 70 tons (40 tons + 30 tons), 550 meters through the Bizerta Channel as part of his World Iron Swim Series in Tunisia. This attempt will break his previous record […]
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Photos courtesy of Allen Walker. On June 4th at Scottburgh (Aliwal Shoal) and Shelly Beach (Protea Banks) on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa, there will be a Paddle Out for Sharks conservation platform, held in conjunction with the international Silence of the Sharks underwater protest. The goal is for a thriving marine life
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This could be the last turn buoy of the Olympic final or a national championship or a local ocean or lake race. There is a leader and three swimmers following? You really want to win. What would you do if you were Swimmer A (leader)? What would you do
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 67-year-old Ken Noble felt he was getting a bit old for running marathons and ultra-marathons as he started to pick up injuries. As an alternative, he started swimming. “I soon got into open water racing,” the South African from Port Elizabeth recalls. He was competitive and got his 37-year-old
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Ingemar Macarine Swimming A Strait Shot Across The Verde Island Passage Courtesy of Ingemar Macarine, Hamilo Coast Nasugbu Batangas, Philippines. Ingemar Macarine reported on his recent group swim along the Hamilo Coast in the Philippines across the Verde Island Passage, a strait that separates the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, connecting the South China Sea
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a number of pleas from a number of leading individuals and publications to cancel, postpone or move the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim from Copacabana Beach, then the Brazilian organizers were recipients of a number of pleas from scientists and health experts to cancel, postpone or move the entire
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Bill Welzien Goes For His Diamond Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Floridian Bill Welzien complete his #74th (20.1 km / 12.5-mile) circumnavigations around Key West on May 21st in 6 hours 52 minutes. He will go for his 75th Diamond Swim on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. “We
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine living over 1,000 years ago where only a few individuals relatively speaking had the opportunity to swim. Moats around castles the world seem like the closest places to practice one’s skills Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jordan Wilimovsky of Malibu, California was the first swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim [shown above]. But the second qualification race will be tough for various reasons: 15 remaining spots will be available for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim final in Copacabana Beach. The second
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