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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Australia’s Men’s Health Magazine gave a great title to this photo about Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim medal contender and 2-time Olympian Ky Hurst: Ky’s The Limit. It is. Because great things are in store for the outstanding waterman from Australia. Hurst will undoubtedly be an even more formidable […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the same way that athletes swim 2.4 miles in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim or 1 mile in the Great Swims, athletes are correctly credited with the shortest straight-line tangent when they do any kind of open water swim, even if they swim crookedly or are pushed by tides,
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Marcos Díaz returned to New York City, for another international humanitarian effort on behalf of the United Nations. Díaz participated in discussions, meetings, proposals and decision-making by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development last week. Together with Bonian Golmohammadi, the Secretary-General of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Peter Jurzynski has set the bar for Americans who wish to repeatedly swim the English Channel. Over the course of 31 trips from his native Massachusetts across the pond to England, Jurzynski has made 20 attempts and 14 successful crossings, more than any other American. As he
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In a continuation of the You’re Going To Do What?!? series, the following is another true story regarding the marathon swims of teenage Mackenzie Miller of Honolulu, Hawaii. Father: Hey dear, I just heard about this thing called the Triple Crown of Open water Swimming, and having done 2 of the 3 swims, I’d like
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The inaugural 5.3 km Atlantic Dash, postponed for a week due to unsafe conditions, got off on misty and cold conditions with the water temperature between 12-12.5°C (53.6-54.5°F). “All swimmers were accompanied by paddlers with shark shields on their crafts,” explained race director Theodore Yach about the coastal swim from Clifton Fourth Beach to Three
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For swimmers in ocean swims along coastlines from Australia to Florida, body surfing is an art that can separate themselves from their competitors if they catch a perfect wave at the finish. It is also a sport practiced by millions who enjoy the acceleration and power of riding a wave into shore. Body surfing is
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This Australian man – this modern-day superhero – this inspirational human with such stature and strength leaves many speechless and geared up to get on with their lives. While Nick Vujicic has many motivational videos, we love the time he spent in Waikiki Beach on Oahu with another young heroine of the ocean environment, Bethany
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Television replays and archived videos of sporting events are the norm around the world. But online race replays of open water swims are just beginning … and animated replays are really cool to analyze and view in fast motion. The Tampa Bay Marathon Swim is at the forefront of providing the real-time positions of its
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Tom Shields, a former junior lifeguard and the record holder of the Huntington Beach Pier Swim, is on an upward trajectory. From swimming and body surfing in the Pacific Ocean in his native Huntington Beach, called Surf City USA, to dominating high school competition to being recently named the NCAA Swimmer of the Meet, Shields
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