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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stéphane Lecat, Directeur de l’Eau Libre of the French Swimming Association, reported on the 25 km French National Open Water Swimming Championships in Sète, France. “Charlyne Secrestat won in a close race over Célia Barrot. It was a surprise because she is young (16) and it was her first […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 22nd, International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer David Yudovin completed the first swim from the island Tinhosa Pequena to Principe Island in the country of São Tomé and Príncipe off the western coast of Central Africa. The islands are located near the equator in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There will be a gathering of the tribe of South African open water swimmers in Jeffreys Bay on July 12th as part of the Jeffreys Bay WinterFest. “Some of the big guns in the sport are busy preparing to swim the 7.5K JBay Cold Water Swim Classic,” explains butterflyer
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sally Minty-Gravett successfully completed her Sark to Jersey crossing in 8 hours 42 minutes after her first attempt failed 7 years ago. The 12-mile (19 km) British Channel Islands crossing, which took a different route than that of pioneer Neil Faudemer, was a tough one. “The swim charts were
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sandra Bucha was honored last weekend by the International Swimming Hall of Fame as one of its relatively few Honor Open Water Swimmers. In the world of professional marathon swimming, 4 women have stood out among their male rivals: Greta Andersen, Judith van Berkel-de Njis, Shelley Taylor-Smith, and Bucha.
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Tsugaru Strait Swim Challenge 2014 from Kimberley Chambers on Vimeo.Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Channel swims excite me and scare me at the same time,” says Kimberley Chambers on the eve of leaving for Japan for the Tsugaru Channel. “This is why I love these swims. These are incredible experiences. And all I can
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There will be few people swimming around Manhattan Island with more eyes on them than Douglas McConnell, Managing Director of Vissant Capital Corporation. McConnell will start at 7:50 am (New York time) on June 28th and expects to finish around 5 pm. “We would love for you to follow
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After last week’s 36-mile (57.9 km) END-WET swim from North Dakota to Minnesota down the Red River of the North, 32-year-old Brian Leftwich got out of the water after swimming for 9 hours 57 minutes, changed into his running gear, and then ran 29 miles to raise money for
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With Google Glass and its latest fitness apps from LynxFit, Google Glass users can race a hologram version of themselves and monitor their form during yoga sessions. Google Glass also rolled out its new Livestream feature, which allows wearers to broadcast everything they see and hear live. Imagine the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, President Danilo Medina talked swimming with Juan Carlos Morales, President of the Puerto Plata Swimming Club, and his son Juan Carlos Jr. Juan Carlos Morales Jr. said afterwards that they had discussed the growth of sports tourism, specifically open water
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