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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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Professional marathon swimmer Noelia Petti of Argentina completed her attempt to swim between the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina on Sunday across the Río de la Plata. Petti swam from shore to shore in 12 hours 6 minutes, raising money and awareness for the Casa del Niño Emaús Burzaco (Children’s Home Emaús Burzaco). She swam
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If there is a fire, call a fireman. If there is an app to be created, call a programmer. If you want to face one of the most difficult physical challenges in the world, head towards the Farallon Islands, 27 miles outside the Golden Gate Bridge. And if you want to witness a historical success,
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The relentlessly energetic Pádraig Mallon won the 2013 Senior Individual Sports Personality Award at the 2013 Newry and Mourne Sports Awards ceremony. Mallon, the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, is one of the few people in the world who have completed an Ice Mile and a full triathlon, and one of
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The Farallon Islands, or Farallones from the Spanish farallón meaning “pillar” or “sea cliff”, are a group of desolate islands and sea stacks in the Gulf of the Farallones off the coast of San Francisco, California. They are 27 miles outside the Golden Gate Bridge and are occasionally visible from the mainland on clear days.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Angel A. Yanagihara, Ph.D. of the Asia Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and the University of Hawaii is considered the foremost expert on box jellyfish and their treatment. Treatment of jellyfish stings has long been discussed among lifeguards and swimmers and generally misunderstood by the general public. In case
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Massimo Giuliani Takes A Parallel Course Courtesy of WOWSA, Piombino, Italy. Massimo Giuliani is the open water swimming coach of the Italian national team. Based on his 10 years in this position and his concurrent Technical Director (Commissario Tecnico) position with the Italian Swimming Federation (Federazione Italiana Nuoto) for over 21 years, he is among
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65-year-old Guillermo Venturini from Miramar, Florida is motivated to stick around. Venturini had a stroke a few years ago and was sick. But he took to the water and and started swimming again after a respite of 23 years. When he was a young man, he swam the 57 km from Santa Fe to Coronda
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Professional marathon swimmer Noelia Petti of Argentina will look to swim between the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina in the Río de la Plata. Back in 1923, nearly 91 years ago, Argentina Lilian Harrison completed this feat – 42 km (26 miles) across the River Plate from Uruguay to Argentina in 1923 at the age
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