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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nino Fazio, the Italian stalwart in the Strait of Messina community, and Christof Wandratsch, the German stalwart in the ice swimming community, first met in the Strait of Messina in 1986. “It was my first time ever in the Strait when I met Christof. Then I met him a […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sting No More® is now on the market and was studied with other jellyfish sting products. The published article (January 11th 2016) is entitled Experimental Assays to Assess the Efficacy of Vinegar and Other Topical First-Aid Approaches on Cubozoan (Alatina alata) Tentacle Firing and Venom Toxicity. Written by Angel
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We have used Swim Power to analyze a large number of open water swimmers and triathletes. Swim Power analyzes swimming performance and is an easy-to-understand and visual way to educate coaches and athletes of all ages and abilities. “Swim Power educates swimmers and their coaches about their mistakes in
Courtesy of Global Marathon Swimming Awards of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. The Marathon Swimmers Federation announced its 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards. Service to Marathon Swimming Award for the individual or group who have contributed most meaningfully to the sport of marathon swimming in a non-swimming role was given to Dan Simonelli of the U.S.A.
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Courtesy of Global Marathon Swimming Awards of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. The Marathon Swimmers Federation announced its 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards. Barra Award for the most impressive year of marathon swimming, all considered, was a tie: *Mark Sheridan [shown above] of the U.K. for his English Channel crossing, Catalina Channel crossing, S.C.A.R. Swim in
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Courtesy of Global Marathon Swimming Awards of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. The Marathon Swimmers Federation announced its 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards. Barra Award for the most impressive year of marathon swimming was a tie: *Craig Lenning [shown above] of the U.S.A. for his 22-mile (35 km) crossing of Loch Ness in Scotland, 28-mile (45
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Courtesy of Global Marathon Swimming Awards of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. The Marathon Swimmers Federation announced its 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards. Barra Award for the most impressive year of marathon swimming, all considered, for given to Bridgette Hobart of the U.S.A. for her 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim, 156-mile (251 km) stage swim of
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Courtesy of 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards of the Marathon Swimmers Federation. The Marathon Swimmers Federation announced its 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Awards. The female Solo Swim of the Year for the most outstanding solo marathon swim was given to Chloё McCardel of Australia for her 3-way English Channel crossing of 63 miles (101.4 km)
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Registration for the 2016 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge is open at www.changeyourlatitude.org. August 7th in Sitka, Alaska. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On January 30th, Attila Mányoki, record holder of the Molokai Channel, will headline a group of 30 marathon swimmers at the 4th Cold Half in Hong Kong from Stanley to Deep Water Bay. Hungary’s Mányoki is en route to achieving Ocean Seven and adding to his 200+ open water
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