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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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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2016 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim, a 10 km and 20 km solo, duo and quad relay competition will be held in Western Australia on May 7th. Event manager Glenn Taylor describes the participants, “Registration data reveals female swimmers outnumber the male swimmers in 2016. Ladies make
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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 for more. What drives a person to do something over and over again, especially such an arduous challenge? We hope to find out
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison is not the only swimmer traveling around the world to test himself for 24 hours in San Francisco Bay this weekend. “We have about 50 swimmers,” says Suzie Dods who created the 24 Hour Swim Relay in San Francisco. The 24 Hour Swim is a 4-person relay
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jack Burnell finished fifth* in the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim. He was happy to qualify and certainly among the 2016 medal favorites, but disappointed at his final placing. But he has an Olympian’s
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Courtesy of Jamie Patrick, Swim Camp Catalina, offshore Southern California on Two Harbors in Santa Catalina Island. Scott Zornig, Lynn Kubasek and Jamie Patrick announced their Swim Camp Catalina III. The Search for the Mystical Mermaid 4-day camp will be held between November 10th and 13th, from Thursday to Sunday in Two Harbors on Santa
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Superstorm Jonas – Look Both Ways DownWinder from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo. What is an open water swimmer and waterman to do in a storm? Paddle about town. “The gym was closed, but the roads are always open.” Copyright © 2015 by Bruckner Chase
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