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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Dianne Rothhammer Sheetz brought down a barrier for people with limited mobility who wish to swim. The mother of a two-time Olympic medalist explained the reasons behind her aquapreneurial inspiration. “In 1997, the idea for the SlipOn™ Swimsuit came about as I was waiting after a Parkinsons’ aquatic therapy class. One gentleman said, “I have […]
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Catalina Channel swimmer Hank Wise pulled out a victory at the annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim using his knowledge of the waves and decades of surfing experience. “It was an hour into the high tide push so more waves were hitting due to the tide pushing up the beach. The surf was a combo swell
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After Paul Lundgren was pulled after swimming 32 miles in 24 hours across the Sea of Cortez yesterday, there will be other big-names in the sport (Stephen Redmond in the Tsugaru Channel and Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad in the Florida Strait) soon setting off on their marathon journeys. And we are constantly reminded how
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Chiropractor Rick Pierce from Discovery Bay won the 6th Annual Bridge to Bridge 10km in San Francisco Bay. Pierce completed the course from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge in a 3.85 knots flood tide with a time of 1 hour 30 minutes. His victorious Bridge to Bridge route is here. Copyright ©
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lough Sheelin Swims attracted a wide mix of neoprene-clad and traditionally-clad swimmers in its 1 km, 2.5 km, 5 km, 10 km and 15 km courses this weekend. The conditions were tough for the first hour in the 2.5 km loop course in the chilly 14°C water, but as
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Redmond is a star on the horizon as he is undergoing his final preparations for the Tsugaru Channel in Japan. Currently in Hokkaido, he is completing his logistics on the northernmost island of Japan with film crews from Red Bull and Japan capturing his every move. If successful
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Craig Dietz completed his longest swim to date – the 4.4 miles of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. “I’ve never been one to just sit around and do nothing. I like to push myself,” explained Dietz to Fox News. And he faced a field that was not giving him any help. “I got punched in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ous Mellouli‘s competitors in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10 km know that his qualification just upped the ante. While Europeans won all the open water medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the epicenter of the sport may have just shifted to Tunisia. The men’s Olympic marathon swim was already
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the early part of the most pressure-packed race of his life with a berth at the Olympics at stake, Richard Weinberger took a swipe at his swim cap to remove it. Off the cap came…but so did his goggles. Without panic, Weinberger grabbed his goggles and put them
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This morning in the Sea of Cortez, Paul Lundgren‘s escort team pulled him from the water 24 hours after he started on his attempt to swim 76 miles (122 km) from the east coast of Baja California to the mainland of Mexico. “Conditions worsened: choppy, windy, cold. We’re SUPER proud of Paul & Crew! He’s
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