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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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The 1st Dubai International Open Water Swimming Championships will be held April 18th-19th in the United Arab Emirates as part of the Dubai International Aquatic Championships. Day 1 will include sprints and relays where swimmers from overseas swimming clubs and expatriate swimming clubs from within the UAE can participate in a 500m sprint and a
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The following are 10 wonderfully interesting places to do an open water swim, some fanciful, some real, all unique: 1. Willy Wonka Factory’s Chocolate River (see videos below): The chocolate river was created on a Hollywood soundstage for the 1971 movie. It was two feet deep and consisted of 150,000 gallons of water mixed with
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There are numerous new open water swims being planned around the world. These new events join the thousands of open water swimming competitions that are over 10 years old. There are several dozens of events that are over 50 years old. But when open water swimming events reach their 100th anniversary, it is a very
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The swimming community continues to evolve and improve. The open water swimming world continues to imagine and achieve different and difficult swims at multiple levels. Their achievements remind us of the words of Harvard University president Drew Faust who wrote, “The study of the humanities enables students to imagine, adapt, assess, interpret, change and create.”
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Supermen Swim Past Icebergs, Orcas At Bottom Of World Courtesy of Ram Barkai, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Ice chunks, icebergs, the Drake Passage, leopard seals, orcas, stiff winds, unexpected delays, Antarctic waters…apparently nothing can apparently stop Ryan Stramrood, Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, and Gavin Pike – the supermen from Cape Town, South
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