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Courtesy of Ben Hooper, Swim The Big Blue. Only a very infinitesimal number of open water swimmers hope to do, plan and execute transoceanic swims. Each of these swims takes in extraordinarily large amount of funds, supporters, logistics and operational planning. Most of them require years of planning and fund-raising. As a result, many transoceanic […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Theodore Yach is approaching his 100th crossing between Cape Town and Robben Island. He recently completed his 98th crossing in 2 hours 26 minutes and plans to soon reach 100 crossings. Yach’s Century Swim has been built up based on these following crossings. Water temperatures have been 11-16ºC during
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After headlining the WOWSA Awards and cheering on his ice swimming colleagues at the Big Chill Swim and International Winter Swimming Association World Cup in Windermere, England, Lewis Pugh took off to Dubai. Pugh will deliver another speech on his pioneering swims in the North Pole and in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Martin Suzan is an experienced British open water swimming safety officer who directed the on-deck, onshore and in-the-water safety protocols and procedures used at the Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England. He has also been responsible for events ranging from the Great North Swim to the 2012 Olympic 10K
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Christof Wandratsch of Germany set a record in the 450m Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England in 5 minutes 17 seconds of winter swimming at the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup series in 6.4ºC (43.5ºF) water under windy conditions on February 6th. Copyright © 2015 by World Open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the Big Chill Swim, all kinds of open water swimming speciality providers showcased their services and products including SwimTrek: Lisa Stansbie showcased the swimming holidays of The Big Blue Swim. Borut Strel of Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays showcased swims from Lake Powell in Utah (USA) to the submarine
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sally Minty-Gravett has been balancing her own marathon swimming goals with helping other swimmers of all ages achieve their own dreams for decades. The 57-year-old swimming coach is all about educating and inspiring others in the waters around her home base of Jersey. She is currently training a wide
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Courtesy of Big Chill Swim Winter Swimming Gala in Windermere, England. Women’s 60m Top 10 Freestyle Results @ 6.4ºC (43.5ºF): Liz Price (30-39) 36.54 Vicky Miller (30-39) 37.90 Olive Conroy (
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Courtesy of Big Chill Swim Winter Swimming Gala in Windermere, England. The results of the 450m endurance swim at the Big Chill Swim Winter Swimming Gala in Windermere are below: Women’s 450m Results: Victoria Moore (30-39 age group) 6:22.14 Vanessa Hammond (30-39) 6:31.25 Catherine Hartle (55-59) 7:06.30 Debbie Taylor (30-39) 7:11.88 Jaimie Monahan (30-39 07:12.26
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Courtesy of Boguslaw Ogrodnik of Wrocłah, Poland. Boguslaw Ogrodnik is a Polish open water swimmer, lawyer and mountaineer from Wrocław who is a member of the Peak and Pond Club (Mount Everest + English Channel in 20 hours 33 minutes) and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar (5 hours 28 minutes) and the Gulf of Gdańsk.
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