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Éva Risztov, Olympic Champion Courtesy of WOWSA, London. Risztov Éva was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year that were announced today. [Read more…] Copyright © 2008 – 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Craig Dietz, The Limbless Waterman, was among the 15 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year that were announced today. The World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award honors the individual who (1) best embodies the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possesses the sense of adventure, tenacity
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The harder it is, the more popular it becomes. The unyielding psychological and physiological swimming stress that is placed on willing athletes by Cork Distance Week’s Ned Denison is becoming the must-see, must-do, must-experience phenomena of the marathon swimming world. Like willing candidates at the week-long Hell Weeks of the Navy SEALs or the SAS
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The Deep Blue Invitational Swim turned out to be a draw, a tie between South Africa’s toughest extreme swimmers and the cold, lumpy ocean. 14 of South Africa’s hardest core open water swimmers, but only 7 managed to complete the swim in the turgid Atlantic Ocean last Saturday. The wind-whipped swim was held at Shelley
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There is a new 2 km ocean swim, somewhere in Hong Kong held on November 4th. It is called The Drop where athletes never touch land. Swimmers will launch from a boat and land at the boat. This event is only for swimmers with confidence and daring where only intermediate and experienced swimmers need apply.
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Since 1982, we have been helping organize, plan and volunteer for open water swimming events around the world. From the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Hawaii and the King and Queen of the Sea event in Brazil to the USA National Championships and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, from FINA pro marathons to charity events, our
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Close your eyes and think of a basketball player. Close your eyes and think of an airline pilot. Close your eyes and think of an open water swimmer. In the first case with a basketball player, what do you see? A tall individual, much taller than average. In the second case with an airline pilot,
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At last weekend’s Lake Travis Relay in Austin, Texas, Maximum Damage upset favored and defending champion SwimStrong with Lance Armstrong. The Bobby Patten-coached Dallas Aquatics Masters team swam neck-and-neck with SwimStrong trading top positions throughout the 12-mile relay but finally edged ahead for good on the last leg. The top teams/swimmers included Rory Pilgrim who
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