To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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Photo courtesy of Bruckner Chase speaking at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. During a recent speech at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, sharks and marine life were an appropriate backdrop for Bruckner Chase. His message is both educational and entertaining. Whether he coaches triathletes in the open water, teaches Pool Open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Sally Minty-Gravett is going to attempt a difficult swim from Sark to Jersey tomorrow in the British Channel Islands. If she completes the 12-mile (19 km) swim, she’ll be the first woman to do so. “Sally is swimming in memory of
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Courtesy of WOWSA at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Castaic Lake, California. The 5 km results: 1. Haley Anderson (Trojan Swim Club) 1:00:08.37 2. Tristin Baxter (Clovis Swim Club) 1:00:09.58 3. Eva Fabian (Greenwood Swimming) 1:00:10.55 4. Christine Jennings (RallySport Aquatic Club) 1:00:10.68 5. Kelsey Cummings (Club Wolverine) 1:00:12.19 6. Kaitlin
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Check into a hotel and many concierges have a running route available for guests. Many towns have walking tours in their historic area. Talk to cyclists and mountaineers and they all love to explain their favorite routes. But open water swimmers venture past the shorelines and they are usually
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruckner Chase received a grant from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and put it to good use in the open water. And now it is coming to shore. His Hollings Grant film project will be featured at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Isle of Bute,
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Photo of Kirsten Cameron by Antonia Steeg. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. New Zealand masters swimmer Kirsten Cameron, a world record holder in the pool and a world-class open water swimmer, is the only female among men on the EC6 relay (Total Immersion in the English Channel). Faced with a crew of men and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Where there are islands, there are always open water swimmers who dream. Big or small, tropical or uninhabited, there are hundreds of thousands of potential circumnavigation swims around the world. But perhaps none are as potentially dangerous and life-threatening as what the Night Train Swimmers will attempt this weekend.
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Veljko Rogošić’s Moje Najteže Milje – His Hardest Mile Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “He couldn’t possibly do it.” “No way, she must have jumped on the boat.” “There is no documentation or proof of the swim.” “No GPS record exists and no Observer’s Report was posted online.” These are the most common reasons
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Four Elements Ocean Challenge, a 7 km ocean swim along the beachfront in Durban, South Africa took place in perfect conditions on May 3rd. Olivia Taylor, race director, described the event, “16 tough competitors conquered the 7 km swim from Blue Lagoon to the Durban harbour’s north wall.
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