Focused On The Big Blue
Photo courtesy of Sabrina Munatones of Skyler Munatones in Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Tom Hetzel’s Legacy Lives On
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tom Hetzel Ph.D. passed away in October 2011 in Texas, but his legacy lives on. Joshua Ruiz said of him, “He was an astonishingly humble man and a true American legend. He has left behind God’s heavenly bodies of water in exchange for his wings in the sky.” Hetzel
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May Your Open Water Dreams Come True
Courtesy of the World Open Water Swimming Association. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Who Needs A Ferry? Not Ned
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Isle of Bute is site of the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, and WOWSA Awards ceremonies. The island, situated in the Firth of Clyde, is 90 minutes from Glasgow and easily reachable by two regular ferry services from the
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Who Is The King Of The Sea?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Who are these guys on the beach? They are top open water swimmers from South Africa, Italy, Germany, Argentina, and Brazil who compete in the annual King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar in Portuguese) competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The multi-stage professional and
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When SEALs Stand Up To Sharks
When SEALs Stand Up To Sharks Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott Zornig of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association occasionally encourages qualified marathon swimmers to think about swimming from San Clemente Island to the California mainland, a 52-mile rough water swim that was pioneered in 2012 by Tina Neill who took 28 hours
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Back, Ye Scurvy Dogs
Back, Ye Scurvy Dogs Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When pirates clashed with open water swimmers and triathletes, the aquatic athletes took to the open ocean at the Pacific Open Water Swim in Long Beach, California. Copyright © 2008 – 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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The Record-setting Race Across The English Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria, an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the former Minister of Sport in Bulgaria, talks about his most famous swim: his record-breaking crossing of the English Channel. On the shores of the Caribbean Sea, Stoychev talks about how he was
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Surfers Not Street Children
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This weekend, a group of teenagers from ‘Surfers not street children’ experienced life under the ocean, many of them for the first time. I am Water Ocean Conservation Trust hosted a snorkel day at Vechies Pier with the aim to teach the kids about the importance of ocean conservation.
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Petar Stoychev Talks About His Marathon Career
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Daily News of Open Water Swimming interviewed one of the world’s greatest open water swimmers of all time, Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria, an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the former Minister of Sport in Bulgaria. On the shores of the Caribbean Sea
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