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At Fort Myers Beach in Florida this weekend, USA Swimming will hold its Open Water Swimming National and Junior Championships and selection meet, but two-time Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky is not competing.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At Fort Myers Beach in Florida this weekend, USA Swimming will hold its Open Water Swimming National and Junior Championships and selection meet. Tomorrow, the long-running rivalry between Haley Anderson [shown above] and Ashley Twichell will continue – and it is anyone’s guess who will win tomorrow – or
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transgender policies in the USA Swimming community
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At Fort Myers Beach in Florida this weekend, USA Swimming will select its top athletes to compete at the 2021 FINA World Open Water Swimming Junior Championships and to be on its 2021-2022 Open Water Swimming National and Junior National Teams. The schedule is as follows: Friday, April 16th:
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ger Kennedy, one of the most prolific ice swimmers in the world and the only male to complete the Ice Sevens, achieved another cold water swimming milestone: swimming 10 km in water under 10°C (50°F). Irishman Kennedy swam a solo point-to-point 10 km marathon swim from Sandycove Harbour to
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Imperial College London’ researchers under the leadership of Professor Wendy Barclay found that the risk of catching the COVID-19 virus in chlorinated pools is negligible.
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Marcellus Wiley, Kelly Gneiting and Syamala Goli are unlikely heroes in the open water and show how swimming goals can be achieved at any age.
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Ridzwan A. Rahim completed an unprecedented 17 km crossing of the Perhentian Channel from the Alunan Resort on Pulau Perhentian Island to Damai Beach Resort Camp on Bukit Keluang Beach on the mainland Terengganu of Malaysia in 8 hours 56 minutes, called the Perhentian Channel Solo Swim
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Krzysztof Kubiak of Poland swam for 3,750 meters in 4.48°C water that took him 1 hour 4 minutes 30 seconds, a new International Ice Swimming Association world record
Going Where No Man Has Gone Before: Krzysztof Kubiak Swims 3,750 meters In 4.3°C Water Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Syamala Goli had to postpone her attempt across the Palk Strait for over a year, but she made the most of her COVID-19 pandemic wait. She crossed the 30 km strait in 13 hours 43 minutes, largely training herself and with the help of a large escort crew. Goli
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