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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As the sun rose just after 5 am, five swimmers took off in the 13ºC (55ºF) waters of the Irish Sea (Muir Éireann) to complete the Port Oriel Swim. Jacqueline Galway reports, “This was a swim qualifier for Colleen Mallon and Keith Garry as they take on the North […]
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END-WET: Epic, Iconic, Surreally Long Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Word out of North Dakota and Minnesota has it that Andy Magness pulled off another magical race down the mighty Red River of the North in his annual Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET), a 36-mile (57.9 km) marathon swim from rural North
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pádraig Mallon, one of the few people in the world who is an ice swimmer, channel swimmer and an Ironman triathlete, has gotten through some tough physical challenges. He freely admits that he plays mind games to help him overcome the obstacles he encounters. “This winter I have been
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The great traditional swimming power of Hungary is seeing some competition from open water swimming upstart Poland. Based on the races in 2014 to date, the shifting towards the next generation of Olympic 10 km marathon swimmers is well underway. But in front of a live television audience, veteran
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Father Time marches on. Always and relentlessly. Sometimes, time is spent enjoyably: in the beginning of a swim, when you are swimming well, or during the last few strokes of a swim. But other times, time can be wickedly cruel: when you are hypothermic, seasick or fatigued. Times seems
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Photo of Darren Miller in the 2012 END-WET race. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Miller from Honolulu, Hawaii has completed swims all over the world. From his local swims on Oahu to the Molokai Channel and Maui Channel to others ranging from the English Channel and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim as
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 41-year-old Jonty Warneken became history’s first disabled swimmer to completed an Ice Mile. The amputee who lost a leg in a car accident jumped in the 4.8ºC water temperatures in Ellerton Park, near Catterick on January 26th. “I have been outdoor swimming for a while now and took part
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mel Goldstein and Dean Hawks of the Indy Aquatic Masters will be hosting the inaugural Indy Open Water Challenge on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana. “Swimmers from across the country will compete over 1- and 2-mile courses at scenic Eagle Creek Park,” explains Goldstein. “Competitors are traveling from six states,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kerri Kanuga, a Canadian living in the Cayman Islands, finished the longest swim of her life: the 12.5-mile FKCC Swim Around Key West. The southernmost swim in the continental U.S. is conducted under extremely warm conditions, but Kanuga kept her smile the entire 5 hour 45 minute circumnavigation. “At
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Goggles without straps. Telescopic goggles to see way-off in the distance. A self-warming towel for after workouts. A swim cap that does not slip because it adheres itself to hair. A jellyfish warning detection system that straps on to goggles. These are all futuristic products that would be cool
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