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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Investment banker Doug McConnell continues to step up his game in the open water swimming world. Last week, he completed his second channel of the Oceans Seven with a 12 hour 41 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel. His swim benefitted the Les Turner ALS Foundation of Skokie, Illinois. Known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s […]
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Pool swimming continues to follow the lead of the open water swimming world. FINA and the world’s elite swimmers will soon start competing in 4×50 mixed-gender relays for the first time in history. At the FINA World Cup swim meet in Dubai, the teams will consist of two men and two women. So while the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Roger Finch completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel yesterday to become the first South African to successfully join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Finch swam across the Catalina Channel in 9 hours 45 minutes to add to his marathon swimming resume that includes a crossing of
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On Day 1 of the 8 Anacapa Crossings in 7 Days adventure, Jim McConica broke the Anacapa channel record by more than 20 minutes on a gorgeous day with an unofficial time of 4 hours 38 minutes. The former University of Southern California pool swimming star and International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame inductee broke
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Ocean Recovery Alliance is an international group of hard-working, passionate, creative individuals who bring new ways of thinking, technologies, creativity and collaborations to help improve our oceans. They are creating and introducing innovative projects and initiatives that will help improve our ocean environment. This includes creating business opportunities for local communities when applicable, in order
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A popular American book called Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by relationship counselor John Gray identified fundamental differences between the genders. Just as Gray figuratively describes that men and women are from different planets and that each gender is comfortable with its distinct society and customs,
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Jim McConica one of the most decorated swimmers of all time considering his exploits in the pool and open water over the course of his 5-decade career, will set off on an unprecedented 8-channel swim in 7 days tomorrow. He will be in the water on his 8 Anacapa Crossings in 7 Days attempt so
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kilometer after kilometer, open water swimmers continue to forge through the world’s oceans, lakes and bays. Seemingly impervious to pain, discomfort and cold (or hot) temperatures, these aquatic adventures take endurance to the ultimate extremes. They inspire each other as the global open water swimming community continues to get
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Kwami Kpodoh is the swimming coach at Lincoln Community School in Accra, Ghana with a deep passion for open water swimming. Coach Kpodoh traveled to South Africa to become a certified FINA official. He wants to do the same in the sport of open water swimming. Like many around the world, he is thirsting for
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After three straight nights of a jellyfish onslaught, the hardened swimmers from San Francisco had to call it quits along the coastline of California. So we ask, “What other sport is there that can be stopped by small invertebrates?” What other sports or human activities are so negatively impacted by such small creatures? As swimmers
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