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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Woodring wrote the following article in The Economist entitled Is plastic pollution akin to the broken windows theory? Plastic pollution is back on the agenda at this year’s World Ocean Summit event, and rightly so. A report last year commissioned by the UN estimated the annual impact to
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmit is a new cool convenient app, created by Ivan Peralta, that helps swimmers and triathletes or anyone who enjoy the open water to create meetups, join meetups, create routes, discover routes, connect with swimmers, and offer a training log. With the Swimmit app, swimmers can discover the best
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Hans Henrik is the founder of the Danish Open Water Swimming Association and CPH Swim in Copenhagen, Denmark – but he has always thought of a problem that many swimmers have. Together with other passionate swimmers, the Dane who completed a 45 km island circumnavigation in Øresund called Amager
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Virginia Morell writes about how dolphins are being killed due to oil spills in her latest article here.
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Breathe In Photos courtesy of Tzirú Pérez from the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. There are few sports where breathing is so important and such an integral part of the sport as [open water] swimming. Breathe poorly in turbulent water and swallow water occasionally or get a stomach ache. Breathe without opening your eyes
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the most organized swims in the world is the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. The circumnavigation of Manhattan requires at least 11 governmental authorizations and clearances from the U.S. Coast Guard, state government of New York, the individual boroughs of New York, New York City and various other
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Samoa Swim Series offers more than its tagline of ‘3 great swims in 3 days’. It includes a parade, a school visit, side tours, a prize giving and two swims on the big island of Savai’i. Two swims will be held in Faga and Manase with an overnight
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