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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Petar Stoychev is admittedly slowing down and victories are more difficult to come by as a 34-year-old. However, 2011 saw Petar extend his dominance over the professional marathon swimming world for the unprecedented 11th consecutive year. He started out the year by winning the 57K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Argentina for the 10th year […]
Salvatore Cimmino is swimming in the Seas of the Globe in order to raise awareness about physical disabilities. After getting his leg amputated at the age of 15, he turned to swimming for therapeutic reasons. His therapy has now transformed to a passion that drives him around the world. His Swimming in the Seas
WOWSA Man of the Year Nominee Salvatore Cimmino (Italy) – Champion of the Disabled Read More »
The Swim was a 56-mile relay across the Irish Sea that was done in support of UK Cancer Research. With the celebrities in neoprene working hard to bring media attention to the sport and donations to the cause and experienced marathon athletes swimming traditionally, The Swim was an example of seamless teamwork between newcomers, veterans,
Diana Nyad, 30 years out of the water, dove back in with an extreme dream – to swim 103 miles between Cuba and Florida. Twice rebuffed by box jellyfish that left deep wounds over her body and psyche, Diana stayed in the water nearly 29 hours on her first attempt and over 36 hours on
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Pamela Dickson is a 56-year-old grandmother of ten who became the oldest person to swim 40.2K across Lake Taupo, the biggest lake in New Zealand, in 13 hours 56 minutes. The oldest person to swim the Cook Strait dug deep and proved that her chronological age was less important than the rhythm she has developed
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Rebekah Boscariol took a page out of another Canadian teenager’s marathon swimming history when she swam 52 kilometers across Lake Ontario this August. Replicating what the famous Marilyn Bell did in 1954, the 17-year-old swam for 15 hours and 33 minutes to come close to setting a new record. But her motivation and goal
WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee Rebekah Boscariol (Canada) – Swimming for SickKids Read More »
Yutaka Shinozaki founded and has developed the Japan International Open Water Swimming Association (JIOWSA) to be a 9-month-long, 14-part open water swimming series in Japan. From Okinawa to Honshu, Shinozaki-san and his staff and volunteers have created an enjoyable, safe, competitive open water swim series for all ages and abilities. From the pre-race beach clean-ups
Bruckner Chase is bringing together the world of ocean environmentalism to the growing community of open water swimmers. Meeting after meeting, Bruckner is leveraging governmental resources from Washington D.C. to Samoa to conduct a number of ocean-related initiatives together with innovative open water swimming programs. He is also creating international open water swimming programs for
Progetto Adriatico was a 23 hour and 44 minute marathon swim from Italy to Albania in the Adriatic Sea by Massimo Voltolina. The English Channel swimmer and Ironman triathlete Massimo swam 85K across the Otranto Channel. Massimo started from the southeastern coast of Italy and headed eastward to Albania across a rough Adriatic Sea. His
Anna-Carin Nordin is a 41-year-old Swedish English Channel swimmer who successfully swam two marathon swims in two completely different parts of the world. Following her passion, her summer season started with a 41K cold-water marathon swim between Sweden and Finland in 14 hours 51 minutes. It culminated with an equally tough 42K warm-water crossing