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MV Christena Memorial Swim with Valérie Grégorio, Jane Hansom, Mary Parks, Geoff Folsom

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Valérie Grégorio found her way to St Kitts from her native Québec, Canada. Valérie Grégoire is a marine biologist, coach, triathlete, open water swimmer, scuba dive instructor, Reef Check coordinator, a PADI Instructor, and the head swimming coach for the Special Olympics St Kitts athletes.​  Grégoire started the MV Christena Memorial Swim, an […]

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Nejib Belhedi Start Is Best Tunisian Photo Of The Year

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California Tunisie Numerique selected the start of Nejib Belhedi’s 155 km circumnavigation swim around Djerba Island in Tunisia as its 2020 Photo of the Year.  The photo was taken from shore near Al Kantara right before Belhedi was to start his swim on October 30th. Belhedi finished 47 hours 50 minutes

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A Tribute To The Brickell Family of Pilots

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Photo showing International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Des Renford on left with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilot Reg Brickell Sr. on right is courtesy of Ned Denison. Reg Bricknell, Sr. from Great Britain was an escort pilot for 84 English Channel swimmers including solo crossings by Penny Dean, Helge Jensen, Tina Bischoff and Lynne Cox as well as 13 relays including the first two-way

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Safety With Year-end Festive Dips, Polar Bear Swims And Winter Swims

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Courtesy of Royal Life Saving Society UK. Most year-end events from Festive Dips in the UK and Polar Bear Swims and Polar Bear Plunges in America and winter swims and open water dips elsewhere around the world impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have been cancelled. The Royal Life Saving Society UK provides an educational video

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Brazilians Following In The Wake Of Abilio Couto In The English Channel

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Courtesy of PDA Esportes, English Channel. Abilio Couto was the first Brazilian to swim across the English Channel in 1958. Since that time, there have been 30 swimmers who have 1st: Abilio Couto (France to England) in 12 hours 45 minutes in 1958 + 11 hours 33 minutes in 1959 + 12 hours 49 minutes

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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. #494 Brian Dillon, Ireland on January 1st in Camlough Lake, Ireland in 5.00°C water in 46:20 #495 Kevin Dennehy, Ireland on January 1st in Camlough Lake, Ireland in 5.00°C water in 46:20 #496 Enzo Favoino, Italy on January 6th in Montorfano Lake, Italy in 4.93°C water in

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