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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships will kick-off in the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia on Saturday morning. The championships will most certainly launch with a lot of close racing in the men’s and women’s 5 km. Especially with world champions Ana Marcela Cunha and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chip Peterson and American teammate Christine Jennings both won the 10 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean that doubles up as a leg on the FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The Americans very comfortably won in 1:57:37 and 2:09:15 respectively on July 23rd. 14 men and 6 women
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ron Collins announced that Chris Burke completed his open water swimming Grand Slam with his fast crossing of the English Channel in 10 hours 44 minutes yesterday. With his Catalina Channel crossing and his Manhattan Island Marathon Swim last year and his previous Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Burke completed
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The City of Los Angeles has literally lit up and dressed up in its welcome of 6,500 athletes and thousands of coaches and administrators to the quadrennial Special Olympics World Summer Games. Its Opening Ceremonies are today with competitions including a 1.5 km open water swim. Los Angeles has
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Courtesy of Ben Hooper who will attempt to complete the 1,731-mile (2,786 km) Swim the Big Blue across the Atlantic Ocean from Dakar Harbour in Senegal to Natal in northeast Brazil. The youngster, then aged five, was dragged out and resuscitated on the side of the pool by lifeguards while stunned teachers looked on. Despite
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Signs like this in Lac Léman in Switzerland cause swimmers to ask why. 1. Is the water too cold? Too polluted? Too crowded with boats? 2. Is the lake privately owned or bureaucratically managed? 3. Is the lake dangerous or no lifeguards available? 4. Has the lake ever been
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgett Hobart’s Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge is now 2 for 2 with Stage 1 (15.5-mile Canandaigua in 7 hours 38 minutes) and Stage 2 (19.8-mile Keuka in 9 hours 7 minutes) in the books, and Stage 3, a 16-mile crossing of Skaneateles Lake scheduled for this Sunday. While
Missing Two Fingers, But It’s Still A Challenge Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grant Wentworth will take off tomorrow morning on a 24-mile swim across the Nantucket Sound. There is a possibility that he will encounter sharks during his 39 km crossing from Cape Cod to Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts. But under the guidance of escort pilot John Boreland and
What Does A Shark Team Do On A Marathon Swim? Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eight years ago, Rickie Geyer, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. An estimated 70,000 children and adults worldwide have the disease. Rickie’s father, Ric decided he would not let the disease control his son’s life. In response, he
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Courtesy of Mermaid Mafia with Captain Lexie Kelly, 6-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni, 4-time Olympic medalist Heather Petri, Olympic silver medalist Kristy Kowal, Olympic gold medalist Staciana Stitts, and Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman in Lake Tahoe, California Kristy Kowal made a smooth transition from one of the world’s fastest breaststrokers to a globe-trotting open
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