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A philanthropist and marathon swimmer extraordinaire, Mercedes Gleitze of Great Britain was recognized formally by the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) as an Honor Open Water Pioneer Swimmer for her body of work around the world. Mercedes Gleitze joined the pantheon of aquatic luminaries along with the following other open water swimmers: * Sandra […]
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The 1990 relay of Americans Jay Wilkerson, Chad Hundeby, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy set not only the long-standing England-to-France relay record of 6 hours 52 minutes, but they also set the France-to-England relay record coming back in the second leg of their two-way crossing in 7 hours 26 minutes and remain the fastest overall and fastest 2-way relay (England-to-France-to-England) in 14 hours 18 minutes in 1990.
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Greg Stuart produced a video for O2 Priority Sports about ice swimmer and channel swimmer Anne Marie Ward from Donegal, Ireland. Copyright © 2014 by @O2Sports
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Jamie Patrick announced the dates of his swim window for The Great Lake Swim, a critical decision for ultra-marathon swims. “After many hours analyzing data provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as well as Weather Underground, we have decided that we will open The Great Lake Swim window August 7th and end it
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Where Landmarks Are Pure Snowy White Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Most people call the ice chunks at the bottom of the Earth icebergs. The men of the Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge – Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood, and Gavin Pike – view it a turn buoy during their
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Fearless And Frozen At The Bottom Of The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. The incredibly adventurous men of the Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge – Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood, and Gavin Pike – tell their story of their recent Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge on the bottom of the
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During the 26-year period between 1970 and 1995, when the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) added an Open Water Swimming category to its existing classifications, no open water swimmers were selected for inclusion in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. During that period, a number of well-qualified and renowned open water swimmers were nominated
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Many adult swimmers did not develop based on a structured youth swimming system with professional coaching and competitive swimming pools. Most sea swimmers never followed a formalized training program or daily workout schedule. They have no deep-seated desire to compete or win. They simply swim on their own, enjoying the open water and marine environment.
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When men and women competed against one another in the professional marathon swims during the 1960s, there was one woman who was always a threat to win: Judith van Berkel-de Njis from the Netherlands. After an illustrious career as a professional marathon swimmer, the Dutch legend was selected for enshrinement in a special election by
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He is never alone and his efforts are never about himself. After decades of volunteering and donating his money to support the sport of open water swimming, New Jersey’s Dale Petranech was selected for enshrinement in a special election by the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Open Water Swimming Contributor. Petranech will
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