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Photos courtesy of NewsChannel 3 from Lake Michigan where Dr. Chris Lechner swam 95 miles (152 km) in a traverse across Lake Michigan. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Chris Lechner swam approximately 95 miles, being pushed away from shore towards the end, just short of his goal. But he was satisfied with his […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In addition to the social media, open water swimmers vividly remember moments when special memories are made. Sometimes, these memories are walking up on shore after a long swim; sometimes, it is sight of a shark or the sting of a jellyfish. Sometimes, it is the sight of land
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Waikiki Jim, aka Jim Anderson, announced the 34th edition of the the 7 km Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim (aka Double Roughwater) held in Waikiki Bay on Oahu in Hawaii. The event will be held on Sunday November 22nd. The Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim
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Photo courtesy of Thomas Mikkelsen of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 53-year-old Penny Palfrey was the first to the L-Street Bathhouse in Boston at today’s 8-mile Boston Light Swim. Leading a select group of 24 athletes, she finished in 2 hours 56 minutes. More results later after
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This year, 53-year-old Penny Palfrey of Queensland, Australia headlines the 8-mile Boston Light Swim today. Joining her in the Boston Harbor Islands are 23 other solo swimmers and 6 relay teams. Similar to fellow International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Annette Kellerman over a century ago, Palfrey is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Catalina Channel swimmers swim from Santa Catalina Island around midnight, surrounded usually by a near pitch darkness. They often simply boat in from the mainland, only briefly stepping on the island before heading back towards shore. While they often enjoy the visible bioluminescence around the surface of the water,
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Courtesy of California State University Long Beach researching sharks in Surfside, Huntington Beach, California. California State University, Long Beach Marine Biology staff and students are deploying Remote Underwater Video Systems with GoPro cameras to identify and record Great White Sharks that are spending a lot of time around the coastline of Southern California, specifically in
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Courtesy of Special Olympics, University of Southern California, California with Anne McLindon at the Special Olympics World Summer Games. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Disabled Irish swimmer David Burke with family and friends enjoyed a unique birthday cake that celebrates his participation in two separate relays across the North Channel. Burke was a member of Eleven Feet, together with Jacqueline Galway, Alison Caldwell, Adrian Poucher, Barry Patterson, and John McElroy with Pádraig Mallon,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After the 25-mile (40.2 km) In Search of Memphre, Katie Benoit will attempt an unprecedented Biathlon Marathon in Lake Memphremagog where she will run 35 miles (56.3 km) back to the start. The detective from Colorado Springs who specializes in Special Victims, high up in the Rocky Mountains, explains
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