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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Burke from Newry Co Down Ireland is a man with a mission and doing so without his left leg above the knee. His aim this year together with five other able-bodied swimmers (including Julia Craven, Alison Caldwell, Barry Duffy, Barry Patterson, and John Mc Ilroy) is to cross […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many of the world’s fastest and most experienced masters swimmers will gather in Montreal, Canada for the 15th FINA World Masters Championships between July 27th and August 10th to duel head-to-head. The open water swim will be on held on August 10th. Registration is now open here. Athletes will
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Courtesy of Ocean Recovery Alliance and Grate Art of Hong Kong. For additional articles on Simon Holliday and his open water swimming adventures, visit here: * Simon Holliday Swims For Grate Art * Simon Holliday On An Adventure From Hong Kong To Macau * It’s No Holliday Being A Pace Swimmer In The Open Water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew ‘The Machine’ Andras is the world record holder for Distance Skateboarding in a 24-hour time period (283.24 miles or 455.83 km). His joy at participating in the Swim Miami event was obvious as is his well-developed stamina both on land and in the salt water. Photo of Andrew
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 61-year-old Kerry Gruson and 41-year-old Cristina Ramirez along with coach Liliana Montes, make up quite a team. At the Swim Miami event, Ramirez took her traditional position in front as she swam in pulling Gruson who was sitting in a kayak with Montes swim behind, helping as necessary. The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Former Olympic swimmer and owner of Miami’s Swim Gym Robert Strauss, whose arm was nearly useless and his shoulder pretty much paralyzed 3 years ago, is back after some intense rehabilitation and a passionate desire to get back in the water. At Swim Miami, an event he has shared
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wayne Soutter has convinced a group of 40-year-olds that it is possible to take down one of the longest standing records in the open water swimming world. Back in 1990, a group of world champions (male and female) coached by two of the most experienced individuals in the world
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Outside Magazine published an article called Rio Olympics Probably Doomed. The article by K. Annabelle Smith states, “John Coates, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, called Rio’s preparations for the 2016 games “the worst” he’s seen yet…At an Olympics forum in Sydney, Australia, Coates said construction hadn’t begun
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The waters were calm to start off at the LEN Open Water Cup in Eilat. Tranquility continued as the 10 km marathon swim progressed on the beautiful day in the Red Sea along the beaches of Israel. But there was soon to be controversy interrupting the serenity of the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The inaugural Zoot Swim Games got off to an exciting start in Montgat-Barcelona, Spain where 60 swimmers raced in the qualifying competition of 300-meter elimination open water race and 200 more participants took part in the popular 1.5 km swim. The Zoot Swim Games kicked off the spring/summer season
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