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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Phil White is an innovative open water swimming race director from Vermont, U.S.A. and founder of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) along with 11 other passionate supporters. He is safety-minded, has drafted and formulated a number of safety documents. A visionary, he also focuses on the […]
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At Willoughby III, 23 swimmers and 23 yackers took to the water from North Beach in Willoughby swimming south for burgers and corn on the cob, waiting for them at South Beach. The 4.75-mile Willoughby Swim started in 2010 under the governance of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA), a club organized by
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On August 7th, Brian Ross, Chris Kraus and Rick Gaenzle didn’t waste any time when they arrived in Ireland. Less than 24 hours after touching down, they set off and completed a 3-man relay across the North Channel where the water temperature ranged from 13-16°C. Kraus led off the relay in Donaghadee, Ireland through a
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Dan Boyle became the 59th person in history to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with his completion of the Catalina Channel in 10 hours 55 minutes. One of the key crew members of Penny Palfrey’s marathon swims around the world, Boyle took a little time off for himself and finished the trio
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad has a team of four experienced shark divers who are responsible for protecting her against curious sharks. Led by Luke Tipple, the quartet of knights in white armor include Nico Gazzale, Matteo Gazzale and Andy Olday. Their weapon of choice was a pole with a golf ball
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Race Director Merritt Johnson Morris explained, “I didn’t get to see the finish between 17-year-old Nick Vargas and [veteran] Alex Kostich, but I heard people asking about who this 17-year-old was.” Without a doubt, more people will hear about Vargas over the next Olympic quadrennial. Nick Vargas has been
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Hank Wise is organizing a marathon swim-run around the fishing piers of Orange County, California. The Catalina Channel swimmer explains, “Get on the Big Red Bus with your goggles in hand. Who said dress up party? Just arrive, survive and thrive at the best Sunday Morning Swim Party Ever.” On August 26th at 8 am
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This was an actual discussion that Luke Tipple and Steven Munatones had with the crew aboard the Voyager during Diana Nyad’s attempted swim from Cuba to Florida. Situation: Dire and foreboding as a squall was heading closer to Nyad and her crew Time: Late at night Position: 40 miles
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Tomi Stefanovski is a top professional marathon swimmer and coach. The 41-year-old is the oldest competitive athlete on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup. Among his swims from 1996 to 2011 include the following races: • Ohrid Marathon (30 km in Macedonia) in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
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Andrea Volpini has been a fixture on the professional marathon swimming circuit for over 10 years now. The 34-year-old policeman from Italy has taken time off to complete in over 40 races. His decade-long career includes the following marathon swims: • Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (36 km in Italy) in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010,
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