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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 25-year-old Calum Hudson, 23-year-old Jack Hudson, and 28-year-old Robbie Hudson are training for their upcoming Swim the Eden along the River Eden. They are live tracking the swim with a GPS so that people can follow their planned 3-man 90-mile 9-day stage swim along the length of the River […]
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Ivan Puskovitch and Casmera Wick won Race #1 In Schuykill, Pennsylvania
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Miracles of the Persian Gulf from AMStudio.ae on Vimeo. Kazem Bayram is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer specializing in underwater artwork and visual storytelling. Originally from Iran, Bayram swims and currently resides outside of Paris. A former Iranian national team kayaker who can hold his breath for long periods, he takes his camera down
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jessica Reiter is doubling up on things in her life. The energetic 21-year-old is not only completing a double major in International Relations and Political Science at the University of California Davis, but she also spends time coaching students at school and older adults and younger children in San
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott Garrison was shivering from head to toe; his hands were very cold to the touch and his teeth kept chattering long after the race was over, but his heart was filled with joy. The 61-year-old Bakersfield, California native was in San Francisco for his annual Alcatraz crossing. “Oh,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers talk about sharks and jellyfish all the time. But there are plenty of other marine life in the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers. On the scary side of the equation, orcas, sea snakes, sea lions, alligators, and hippos are the denizens of the open water while
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Danika Thompson may not view herself as a pure swimmer, but she is certainly a water woman. The 22-year-old lifeguard and former water polo player from San Clemente, California surfs, competes in paddle boarding both SUP and 10’6″ prone paddling, surf skis, and does biathlons and lifeguard competitions in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristen Zeimitz flew in from Englewood, Colorado just in time to catch the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest today, arriving in her San Francisco hotel after midnight. But even with a 6 am check-in, the 35-year-old lifelong swimmer was ready to go. The open water was familiar territory
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nader Radjy and his daughter Yasmin Radjy were walking along Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California when he decided that he wanted to see what the Dolphin Club in Aquatic Park was all about. The father and daughter knocked at the door of the Dolphin Club and were given
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The Arab Nations Races across the English Channel featured many Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and produced fast times in the non-GPS era.
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