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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If you will be near Slovenia around 28th of June 2014 I invite you to my swim marathon in Slovenia. It will be unique one, because It will take place in river Krka. Place is named Kostanjevica na Krki (which means City Kostanjevica on river Krka). This is the […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Yellow Sea is one of four seas named in English after common color terms — the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the White Sea. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
When deadly jellyfish stings are a possibility in the open water, the creativity of open water swimmers starts to really flow. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Trailer courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films from the IMAX documentary Journey to the South Pacific.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. TPE created a HD DVD on the Descenso a Nado Ría de Navia , one of the world’s top 100 open water swims. Old photos and images from the 52-year history of the event can be enjoyed here: Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Betsy Jordan and Pete Riddle were the first married couple on record to swim the Maui “Auau” Channel. We know this because Judy, John, Janet, Betsy and Pete are swim friends from Coronado Masters Association (CMA) in Coronado, California. When we started the Ironman John and I were members
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Lake Hopatcong Open Water Swim Festival begin as a charity event to honor one of Lake Hopatcong’s most well-known businessmen, Tom Wear, owner of the marinas on Lake Hopatcong and the Wearhouse Grille restaurant who passed away in 2008 (see bio below). Bridgette Hobart, an avid open water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Speakers will include: * Colleen Blair * Adam Walker * Kevin Murphy * Nuala Moore * Darren Miller * Steven Munatones Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Ripley Davenport is planning a solo stage swim around the entire island of Ireland. As he writes in his charity page on Just Giving, “The Irish coastline is among the most exquisitely stunning coastlines but underneath its magic there is a dark side. The sea is a formidable, evocative reality.
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