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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
When a parent loses a child, it is a devastating loss. After Jean-Luc Piens lost his young son, he decided to attempt a swim across the English Channel to raise money for children’s cancer research. But he was not a swimmer. However, Piens was driven and committed. He wanted to direct his energies to a […]
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Mo Gave It A Go In The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi and the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association. After Mo Siegel‘s long season of success with 4 marathon swims under his belt in the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona, 3 marathon swims checked off in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in
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When we look out upon the vast world of open water swimming, there are certain athletes with the inner drive, full-on commitment, physical talent, and personality to make a mark in the sport. Xavier Desharnais of Canada, a professional marathon swimmer, is one of those athletes. He competes on both the FINA Open Water Swimming
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Now that Kimberly Chambers is ranked sixth on the global Oceans Seven rankings, her profile in the sport is increasing. With the Cook Strait, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, and Strait of Gibraltar under her belt, she only has the Tsugaru Channel and the North Channel to complete in order to achieve the Oceans
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The prolific American three-man relay team of Chris Kraus, Brian Ross, and Rick Gaenzle successfully crossed the Tsugaru Channel last week and will set off on their fifth Oceans Seven channel today from Molokai Island. The trio will attempt to add the Molokai Channel to their successful relay crossings of the English Channel, North Channel,
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Darren Miller analyzed his Oceans Seven: 1. Tsugaru Channel – 15 hours 55 minutes (62,075 strokes) 2. Molokai Channel – 12 hours 32 minutes (47,580 strokes) 3. North Channel – 11 hours 16 minutes (43,940 strokes) 4. Cook Strait – 10 hours 42 minutes (41,730 strokes) 5. English Channel – 12 hours 4 minutes (47,060
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Mauricio Prieto, Susan Moody, and Emily Kunze raised $107.461 through 226 donors around the world through grassroots efforts for Worldreader during the three-fer‘s Swim4Good crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar. Swim4Good is composed of 3 swimmers who raised money to bring books to children in Africa, using mobile technology widely available in the developing world.
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Darren Miller analyzed his 7 channel swims of the Oceans Seven: Miller’s impressions on the relative level of difficulty for the Oceans Seven channels are as follows (from most difficult to least): 1. Tsugaru Channel 2. Molokai Channel 3. North Channel 4. Cook Strait 5. English Channel 6. Catalina Channel 7. Strait of Gibraltar Miller
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Darren Miller piloted by Brian Meharg and observed by Irish Long Distance Swimming Association’s Andrew Coyle with the video narrated by Matthew Miller. Miller started at the same spot as Mercedes Gleitze did on her attempts back in the 1920s.
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The Clock Is Ticking Seven-Mile Swim (TCT7) is a multi-race charity swim in Georgia in support of the James David Eunice Charity Fund. Named after the inspirational life of young James Eunice, the mission of the TCT7 is to offer a sporting event that inspires people to live wholesome lives, to reach their potential, and
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