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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.  Chris Sifleet of Swim4Miles is hosting open water swimming camps in Loch Lomond in Scotland together with Julie Bradshaw of GetSet4Success. “Swim4miles is based on the banks of Loch Lomond, a beautiful, scenic area of natural beauty,” says Sifleet. “Since its inception, Swim4miles has escorted record-holder James Leitch […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many coaches wake up very early in the morning and continue to coach, educate and inspire swimmers of all ages until late at night. Sibani Makhanya of the Seals Swimming Club in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is one of those special coaches. The young man from KwaMashu in South Africa
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Seamus Bennett (shown below) and Alice Palmer co-founded a sea swimming pod in 2012 called the Felixstowe Swimscapes Outdoor Swimming. The pod trains in the North Sea off Felixstowe in Suffolk, England. The growing success of the Felixstowe Swimscapes pod is a credit to Seamus who leads sea swims
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The International Swimming Hall of Fame artist in residence, Jean Ermann Desimot, created figurines from ancient Aztec swimmers sighting while swimming freestyle in the open water. “The figurines help bring to life the rich history of swimming in the Americas before the European invasion,” says CEO Bruce Wigo. “The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In Orlando, Florida, Kathleen Fitzgerald broke her own Lake Cane crossing record in the 60-64 age group, setting a new standard of 20:42. Eva Wolpert also set the girls 11-12 age group record with a time of 20:20 and 8-year-old Elle Giadlesberper set the girls 10 & under record
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charles Weatherbee is a retired firefighter and paramedic who is one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the World Police and Fire Games. A member of the Florida Maverick Masters recently smashed the 80-84 age group record for a Lake Cane (Orlando, Florida) crossing, dropping the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sueño 88 will attempt to swim 88 nautical miles (101 miles or 163 km) across the Sea of Cortez from the Baja California peninsula to the mainland of Mexico. Under the escort of captains Vito Bialla, Alejandro Abarroa, and Antonio Caballero, the team estimates it will take a maximum
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. President Clinton once described the Hay Festival in Wales as ‘the Woodstock of the Mind.’ With speakers such as Bear Grylls, Cherie Blair, Hugh Masekela, Dame Judy Dench, Sol Cambell, and Stephen Fry, open water swimmer Lewis Pugh will be among many well-spoken and well-respected peers. Pugh will be
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For more information on Nejib Belhedi: * Nejib Belhedi To Fight Financial Pollution On High * Tarn It, That Is High * Open Water Swimming Predictions For 2014 * Nejib Belhedi At Top Of The World * Nejib Belhedi Planning For A Swim Up Mount Everest * Nejib Belhedi
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are all kinds of swim caps available for competitive pool swimmers, open water swimmers, marathon swimmers, and triathletes. While 99% of swimmers use standard latex or silicone swim caps, Headcovers Unlimited offers a vast range of swim caps for the competitive swimmer, the recreational athlete and fitness swimmer
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