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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in 1896, Alfréd Hajós of Hungary won the 100m freestyle in 1:22.2 and the 1200m freestyle in 18:22.1 in rough 55°F (13°C) sea water at the first modern Olympic Games. Thousands of spectators lined the Bay of Zea off the Piraeus coast to watch the 18-year-old Hajós win […]
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An Adventure Film By Ron Collins Courtesy of Ron Collins, founder of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Copyright © 2008 – 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. High-altitude swimmer Cristian Vergara will report on a 7 km swim in 14°C (58°F) water from the Isla de la Luna to the Isla del Sol in Lago Titicaca. Back in 1992, Lynne Cox became the first person to swim across Lake Titicaca from Bolivia to Peru. She swam
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Images We Never See Anymore In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the increase in channel swimming and marathon swimming around the world, there is also a correspondingly decrease (read: elimination) of paddling alongside open water swimmers. Images from the early 1980s include photos of Lynne Cox training alongside the Queen
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruckner Chase will represent the open water swimming community at the 5th annual BlueMind Summit at the Carnegie Institute for Science in Washington D.C. today. His presentation will start at 1 pm Washington D.C. local time. “I will share what we do to connect communities with our oceans including
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lynne Cox, the renowned ice swimmer, channel swimmer, extreme swimmer and marathon swimmer from Southern California, provided a springboard for open water swimming to soar, not only by her own athletic exploits, but also through her books and speeches. Cox was a pioneer of the sport and well ahead
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Ten Incredibly Painful Open Water Swims of the early 21st Century: The following ten incidents were off the charts in terms of pain, discomfort and inherent risk
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Since 2010, Curacao has been an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Located in the southern part of the Caribbean between the islands Aruba and Bonaire, the number of open water swims have been limited but growing. The Iguana Open Water Swim is changing the equation. On
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Elizabeth Fry Blows The Minds Of Veteran Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine a sport where a 57-year-old women sets the bar. Imagine a sport where a 57-year-old blows the mind of some of the best endurance athletes in the world. Imagine a sport where a full-time financier is considered among the very best
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susan Simmons is one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women – and for good reason with her multiple sclerosis. She is less than 3 months away from her longest and toughest swim yet – 105 km three-way attempt across Cowichan Lake in Vancouver Island, Canada. “Training