To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If interested in a paid photo shot for cold water swimmers who are Caucasian men ages 40-70s, this is your chance. The Blackwell Files, a real people casting agency in San Francisco, California, is looking for male cold water swimmers to participate in a photo shoot for a pharmaceutical […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Canadian psychiatrist Marilyn Korzekwa swam through the night to complete her two-way crossing of the Northumberland Strait in Canada. Dr. Korzekwa started at 7:22 pm on July 25th from Point Aggermore, Nova Scotia and took 8 hours 16 minutes to get to Indian Point New Brunswick. Then she set
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Just as swimmers do not swim aimlessly in the open water, many experienced swimmers do not swim mindlessly in the open water. There is a thought process to their swimming. They become aware, alive, alert and attentive. They venture out past the shoreline and their minds turn on in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The weather forecast looks good winter for the August 9th annual Woman’s Day Swim produced by Derrick Frazer of Big Bay Events. There is a complementary sports massage for all swimmers, 50% gift vouchers off Vintage clothing, and prizes from our sponsors Bonk, Makro and T3 Multisports. Women’s Day
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Dr Otto Thaning’s English Channel Program At 73 Courtesy of Dr Otto Thaning of South Africa, the oldest individual to swim across the English Channel, together with his second Roger Finch in Dover, England. Dr. Thaning talks about the end of his English Channel swim, completed at the age of 73. “We ended the swim
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Thomas Bell became the 111th person in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. “I always enjoyed swimming, but I did not have the time to pursue it in college,” explains Bell. “I also enjoy other endurance sports like cycling and rowing, and set swimming the
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Courtesy of Vojislav Mijić, Šabac International Swimming Marathon, Serbia. The 46th Šabac International Swimming Marathon was held on August 2nd in Šabac, Serbia. 17 participants from 9 countries swam the distance of 19 km from the village of Jarak to the Old Town Beach near old fortress in the City of Sabac. Duje Milan from
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Courtesy of Brian Meharg, North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Vicky Miller‘s story on 12 hours 6 minute crossing the North Channel is here, presented by H2Open Magazine. In 1988, Alison Streeter became the first female to cross the North Channel. She finished at the entrance of Portpatrick in Scotland on a rock that
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There were all kinds of things happening during Matthew Moseley‘s unprecedented 47.5-mile (76.4 km) 13 hour 56 minute swimming descent of the Colorado River on July 29th. As he swam downriver through the Canyonlands he swam into rocks and debris and a few trees lodged in the water even
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eric Nilsson and Kirsten Read won the inaugural 3-mile Misery Challenge around Tuck’s Point Park in Manchester by-the-sea, Massachusetts. The charity swim is part of a multi-sport 4-race event around Misery Island and back held with proceeds going to Humans for Oceans. Race director Josh Crosby explained the different
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