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Video introduction courtesy of Matthew Moseley who will attempt an unprecedented crossing of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. In one week, Matthew Moseley will attempt a 25-mile swim after a whole lotta distance swimming and USRPT under the direction of coach Randy Soler. The swim will benefit the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and a documentary is being […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a kick-off from the harbor with an escort of a huge pod of dolphins and a great start on Day One, Mother Nature had something in store for the Night Train Swimmers who were attempting to become the first relay of swimmers across the 163 km Sea of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Union Bank presents the 6th annual Reef & Run series, a weekly ocean swim series in Santa Barbara, California. The charity swim series starts every Thursday at 6:30 pm at the beautiful Cabrillo Bathhouse at East Beach from June 5th to August 28th. The series includes the Santa Barbara
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. TITW, an acronym for Toes In The Water, is the expected start time for an open water swim or practice, especially when a group swim is planned. The term was created in 2010 by Tom Hecker in La Jolla, California. Its equivalent or Toes In The Sand was created
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Are you part of the Oceanic Big Five? That is, are you someone who spends a lot of time in, on or under the water: a swimmer, a surfer, a diver, a paddler, or a sailor? You can participate in World Oceans Day this year by planning a cleanup
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Sri Chinmoy started the Peace Run in 1987. Lexie Kelly and dozens of other open water swimmers will participate in the 27th annual Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run – a global torch relay that includes athletes from more than 100 countries –
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This morning as the Night Train Swimmers (including captains Vito Bialla, Alejandro Abarroa, and Antonio Caballero, and swimmers David Ogden, Mauricio Prieto, Luane Rowe, Richard Ernst, Shannon Navarro, and Susan Moody Prieto) headed out of the harbor in Baja California, they were Walkerized with an escort of at least
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. GR Krishna of Carbo-Pro recommends a detailed hydration schedule for the six athletes of Sueño 88 who will attempt to become the first humans to swim 88 nautical miles (101 statute miles or 163 km) across the Sea of Cortez. From the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kaeti Bailie is an artist who owns the Artifax International Gallery and Gifts store in Sonoma, California, but she moonlights as an open water swimmer. “I like to start with common objects such as a shoe, a figure, a postcard, or some other personal artifact and combine them in
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Jerry Kerschner Has Suit, Will Travel Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jerry Kerschner was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1978. His professional marathon swimming career spanned from 1946 to 1954. In 1948, he won a 12-mile swim in Lake George, New York and the famous 10-mile swim Canadian National
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