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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. According to Life at the Edge of Sight: A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World by Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter, the White Cliffs of Dover are made from millions of years of buildup of exoskeletons of plated marine microbes called coccolithophores. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water […]
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Stéphane Lecat (FRA) was the recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award Poseidon Award recipient is Chris Guesdon The Poseidon Award is an annual award given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame to recognize those individuals who have gone beyond the call
Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and WOWSA. Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How does it feel to be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame – even as you are still involved in the sport? Mohamed Marouf: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What was the most satisfying swim
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 16 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix #4 September 3rd in Capri-Napoli (Italy) Results 1. Matteo Furlan (ITA) 3:53:37 2. Andrea Bianchi (ITA) 3:53:43 3. Guillermo Bertola (ARG) 3:54:02 4. Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) 3:54:03 5. Alexander Studzinski (GER) 3:54:03 6. Xavier Desharnais (CAN) 3:58:47 7. Damián Blaum
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2017 12 Aug 2017 Lac Mégantic, Canada 1 RASOVSZKY Kristof Hungary HUN 1:58:18.08 2 VANELLI Federico Italy ITA 1:58:21.06 00:02.98 3 DO CARMO Allan Brazil BRA 1:58:25.02 00:06.94 4 RUFFINI Simone Italy ITA 1:58:25.27 00:07.19 5 MEISSNER Soren Detlef Germany GER 1:58:26.41 00:08.33
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and WOWSA with Martina Grimaldi in Cozumel, Mexico. One of the most appreciated compliments received by any athlete is from one’s own peers. The Class of 2018 honorees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame represent the largest group of
The most recent tagline of the National Weather Service is Think Like A Lifeguard. In collaboration with Bruckner Chase, the National Weather Service in the United States is focuses on coastal safety beyond the peak summer months – and beyond just the rip currents. He reports, “I am really happy to see Wave Safe and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. medal. Year Women Men 2016 Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED Ferry Weertman, NED 2015 Jordan Wilimovsky, USA Aurelie Muller, FRA 2014 Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED Andrew Gemmell, USA 2013 Poliana Okimoto, BRA Thomas Lurz, GER 2012 Eva Ristov, HUN Ous Mellouli, TUN 2011 Keri-Anne Payne, GBR Thomas Lurz, GER/Spyros Gianniotis,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart condition – right ventricular dysplasia. Ironically, it attacks endurance athletes. We are usually completely asymptomatic and discover we have it when we drop dead. I felt unusually tired and decided since there were some heart conditions
Courtesy of Daniel Race, Ganges, India. Daniel Ponce of Spain finished second in the 81 km India National Open Water Swimming Competition from Berhampore to Murshidabad in the Ganges in India in August 2017 in 11 hours 17 minutes. He discussed his race with Daniel Race in Spanish [above]. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open
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