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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michigan endurance athlete Jim Dreyer postponed his upcoming event due to an injury that he sustained in a Lake Superior swim in 2002. Dubbed The Human Tugboat, Dreyer most recently pulled a 27-ton ferry 800 yards across Newport Beach Harbor for a television special last year and has been […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chillswim hosted more than 200 swimmers at the 1.2 km Windermere Cross Lake Swim from Wray Castle Boat House on the western shore of Windermere to Brockhole, the National Park Visitor Centre in England’s Lake District. The event was previously organised by Troutbeck Swimming Club, but it was formally
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Martha Wood, Joshua Miller, Eric Nilsson and Katie O’Dair show their awards after the Jim Doty Memorial Mile in Massachusetts on June 13th. “The rubber duckies were given out at the race finish to indicate the male and female winners of skins and wetsuit entrants,” explains Wood. Race director
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. High up on the slopes in Mount Kenya in water at 6.5°C, South African Madswimmers Jean Craven, Juandre Human, Hardi Wilkins and Megan Harrington-Johnson crossed the highest water body in Africa, Lewis Tarn at 4700 m above sea level. An achievement in itself, their crossing was a training swim
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over the years, we have observed and witnessed all kinds of achievements in the open water. These swims are not always record-setting achievements, but simply solo successes by people of various ages, abilities and backgrounds. Some of these people have shared what they think about to help motivate them
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo courtesy of Phil White in Lake Mempremagog. Air-conditioned cars and WiFi-enabled busses take us places. Call uber for a short ride, make an airplane reservation on your mobile device, catch a high-speed train; enjoy the sumptuous meals on a mega cruise ship. The modern-day transportation industry has devices
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. BBC Breakfasts Mike Bushell interviewed Adam Walker about open water swimming in Lake Windermere for an upcoming BBC show sometime to be aired in June or July. Whether it is Colin Hill or Adam Walker or Keri-Anne Payne, open water swimming is well-represented on the airways, quite possibly greater
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Christof Wandratsch were rivals in professional marathon swims and across the English Channel. The mighty duo are among the fastest channel swimmers in history, holding two of the three fastest times in history: 6 hours 57 minutes by Stoychev in 2007 and 7 hours
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Both American Chip Peterson and Italian Rachele Bruni won today’s stage in Setúbal, Portugal with strong last laps at the FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The top results for men and women courtesy of Yasunari Hirai: Women: 1. Rachele Bruni (ITA) 2:05.24.45 2. Yumi Kida (JPN) 2:05.34.15 3.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 2015 Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Freiwasserschwimmen [ Lindau (Bodensee) ] 10 km Men’s Results (Top 10): 1. Ferry Weertman 1:59:15.00 2. Rob Muffels 1:59:30.97 3. Alexander Studzinski 1:59:33.29 4. Marcel Schouten 1:59:34.03 5. Pepijn Smits 1:59:42.81 6. Hendrik Rijkens 1:59:44.89 7. Eric Reub 1:59:48.45 8. Marcus Herwig 2:02:27.71 9.
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