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The Hellenic Swimming Federation hosted its annual KOE Awards this week where it honored 128 athletes and 46 coaches including Spyridon Gianniotis, Antonis Fokaidis, coach Nikos Gemelos and Kalliopi Araouzou. The list of the Greek honorees are as follows: ΑΘΛΗΤΕΣ *Σπύρος Γιαννιώτης *Αντώνης Φωκαϊδης *Δημήτρης Νέγρης *Βαγγέλης Τσιραπίδης *Βαγγέλης Αρνιακός *Σταμάτης Καστόρης ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ *Νίκος Γέμελος […]
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On August 19th 2012, Annaleise Carr completed a charity swim across Lake Ontario that raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars. “I followed the traditional Marilyn Bell route from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Marilyn Bell Park near the CNE in Toronto,” said the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. “I became the youngest
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Those Who Conquer Fear Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Zani Miller, an English Channel aspirant from South Africa, holds up a shirt featuring the likeness of Nelson Mandela. The shirt is being offering by Ram Barkai as a fundraiser for his upcoming Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge. Mandela once said, “I learned that courage was
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Alexandre Reinert gave it his best shot in trying to join the Sub 3 Squared Marathon Club during the Cold Standard in Hong Kong. Five athletes did a 10 km marathon swim followed by the 42 km run, trying to do both under 3 hours. Chris Molnar, Alexandre Reinert and Henry Wright from Hong Kong,
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American Lexie Kelly jumped in with Ram Barkai and Andrew Chin to help raise money for the South African’s unprecedented ice swim south of the Antarctic Circle at 66.5622° South by Toks Viviers, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Chin, Barkai, and Gavin Pike. “On February 21st, we will embark on a long flight to Buenos Aires,
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Ram Barkai provided this GPS information of his latest salt-water, rough water swim in Cape Town. Visiting American Lexie Kelly called Barkai and his South African colleagues “tough, so tough” after she saw them tackle the 12ºC turbulence. “I went on the lifeguard RIB through the surf . It was so fun. I was a
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Five endurance athletes tried to join the Sub 3 Squared Club, but the most difficult conditions possible in Hong Kong’s Cold Standard did not help. With the water hovering around 16ºC (60.8ºF) under overcast skies, conditions were not conducive to joining the Sub 3 Squared Club where athletes must complete both a marathon swim (of
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A pair of teenagers and a tough channel swimmer from the epicenter of Irish open water swimming along with his British counterpart wowed the Hong Kong open water swimming community today with their gutsy efforts. With the water hovering around 16ºC (60.8ºF) under overcast skies and a stiff wind causing bumpy lumpy conditions, the 15
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Nora Toledano, Mariel Hawley Dávila, Antonio Argüelles and Pat Gallant-Charette are helping lead a health wellness revolution in Mexico. “Mexico’s Swim for Your Heart was a huge success with over 21,000 swimmers participating. 21,000 swimmers brought attention to heart disease prevention. This event received support from the local government of Mexico City and from Mexico’s
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Cold is a relative term. If you are a swimmer from Ireland or Sandycove Island, 16ºC water can make you start to overheat. If you are from Hong Kong, 16ºC is all the reason you need for you to grab your wetsuit. Ned Denison, a Sandycove Island swimmer, is bringing the best of Ireland to
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