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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Antonio Argüelles is one of those uniquely motivated and inspirational individuals in the world. Not only is he a business and educational leader in his native Mexico, but he is one of the only two individuals to have twice completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Recently inducted […]
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All types of open water swimmers are also accomplished endurance athletes on land. Pádraig Mallon, an Irish Ice Ironman, has done everything from an Ice Mile to a full Ironman triathlon. James Tout has completed the Triple Crown of Endurance Sports with his Hawaiian Ironman in 1981, Boston Marathon run in 1982, and English Channel
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sam Plum, Jason Betley, Helen Gibbs, Helen Liddle, and Debbie Taylor will take off on a challenging swim on July 3rd and 4th as an unprecedented first. Their 5-person relay will swim the longest lakes in Scotland, England and Wales. “We are aiming to do it in under 48
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Courtesy of Mike Pickles/Power of Sports Images at The Five in Hong Kong, a World Open Water Swimming Series event. Pick your line and line-up where you feel best, even if you are not right on the exact starting line. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Mike Pickles Photography at The Five in Hong Kong. When a pack of swimmers splits into two smaller packs, stay with one group or the other. Do not swim in-between the two packs and get no benefit from drafting. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swing your feet outwards and over the surface of the water when running through shallow water at the end of an open water race with an onshore finish or towards the T1 transition. It is easier than running or plowing ‘through’ the water that creates much more resistance. Copyright
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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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Photo of Pádraig Mallon courtesy of Brian Meharg. When swimmers venture past the shoreline in open bodies of water, they occasionally come in contact with a wide variety of marine life. These denizens of the shallows or the deep can be small and invisible to see or extremely large and potentially dangerous. Our personal classifications
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 39-year-old Anna Wardley launched her latest adventure, the Balearic Swim Challenge that will see her swim between, Minorca, Mallorca, Ibiza to the mainland of Spain between September and December 2015. The stages are as follows: • Stage 1: 37 km from Menorca to Mallorca during September-October • Stage 2:
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