When New Jerseyan Don Walsh Circled The Original
Don Walsh described his 50.5 km circumnavigation swim around the Isle of Jersey
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Dealing With The Cold With The Iceman
Courtesy of Özcan Akyol and ‘The Iceman’ Wim Hof.
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Lucky’s Lake To Host Doc Lucky’s Golden Mile
Doc Lucky’s Golden Mile will serve as the Global Swim Series American Championships on May 29th
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Jennifer Agnew Tops 2020 – 2021 Global Swim Series Global Rankings (Female Non-wetsuit)
Courtesy of Dylan Kent, Global Swim Series. Jennifer Agnew from Canada competed in nine Global Swim Series races throughout the 2020-2021 season to win her second Global Swim Champion title after her inaugural win in 2015-2016. Dylan Kent explains, “Clearly this was a crazy year, with the vast majority of races cancelled or postponed. However
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Ella Crowe Tops 2020 – 2021 Global Swim Series Global Rankings (Female Wetsuit)
Courtesy of Dylan Kent, Global Swim Series. Ella Crowe, a teenager from New Zealand competed in nine Global Swim Series races during the 2020-2021 season and won the Global Swim Series champion. Dylan Kent explains, “Clearly this was a crazy year, with the vast majority of races cancelled or postponed. However it was really impressive
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Robert Landriault Tops 2020 – 2021 Global Swim Series Global Rankings (Male Wetsuit)
Courtesy of Dylan Kent, Global Swim Series. Robert Landriault has a competitive streak. He finished fourth in the Global Swim Series last year, but he completed in 10 races during the 2020-2021 season to win the Series in the Men’s Wetsuit Division for the first time. A captain in the Royal Canadian Navy, he competed
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Peter Cosseboom Tops 2020 – 2021 Global Swim Series Global Rankings (Male Non-wetsuit)
Courtesy of Rob Kent, Global Swim Series. Peter Cosseboom from Auckland, New Zealand and John Cloonan of Ireland both competed in nine Global Swim Series races during the 2020-2021 season and placed 1, 2 in the season-ending rankings. Rob Kent explains, “Clearly this was a crazy year, with the vast majority of races cancelled or
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Why I Swim In The Face Of Devastation
Courtesy of Alex Francis and James King. Why I Swim is a touching short film directed by James King. The film explores 42-year-old Alex Francis’ entry into open water swimming while living with Motor Neurone Disease. Francis is a British software engineer with a young family and a passion for ultra distance running had his
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Swimming In Paradise
Courtesy of Swimming Paradise, Riviera d’Ulisse Regional Park, Italy. Swimming Paradise offers open water swimming along the 100 km of rocky coastline and sandy beaches in Italy. The July 17th – 18th event has 400m, 1.8 km and 3.3 km races. For more information, visit here. Copyright 2008 – 2021 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Izabela Oliveira Rodrigues, Ana Paula Lima Vilarinho Complete Travessia do Leme ao Pontal
Ana Paula Lima Vilarinho and Izabela Oliveira Rodrigues completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Brazil.