Doug Woodring – Rising To The Challenge
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Mike Spalding On WOWSA Live
Mike Spalding On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. Mike Spalding has seen it all during his nine channel crossings throughout the state of Hawaii – and he explains it on this week’s WOWSA Live. Shark attacks, Portuguese man ‘o war wounds, huge surf, pounding waves, relentless sun, beautiful star-filled nights in
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Superbly Splendid Swimming In Supai In Southwestern States
The village of Supai, Arizona in the Grand Canyon is a hidden gem in the southwestern part of the United States. It is so far away from major cities – or even little cities – that supplies and mail must be delivered daily by mule to a few hundred people who live on this Havasupai
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Expect The Unexpected In Unexpecting Places
Two-time Olympic medalist David Davies may be on the edge of not going to his third Olympics. Because he did not qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim under the British Swimming qualification standards, his potential road to the 2012 London Olympics may be circuitous – or non-existent. Finishing 26th at the LEN Cup event
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Liz Fry Joins The Women Who Rule The Manhattan Waterways
Throughout New York City swimming history, women have demonstrated their endurance capabilities in the water – from Diana Nyad and Marcia Cleveland to Shelley Taylor-Smith and Penny Palfrey. Liz Fry – the dynamo from Connecticut – is now one of the women in the pantheon of New York City greats. Yesterday, Liz set three records
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Making Waves to Overcome The Japanese Tsunami Disaster
The Japanese International Open Water Swimming Association will host the first International Masters Open Water Swimming competition in support of the Japanese relief efforts of the tsunami and earthquake tragedies in eastern Japan. The September 11th event will be held in the beautiful Minami Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, just south of Tokyo. It will
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Oceans Eleven In The Cayman Islands
They were from 11 different countries: Nicaragua, Cuba, Ireland, Scotland, England, America, Japan, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Australia and New Zealand. Kayakers, boaters, fishermen, divers, cameramen, mariners, life guards, doctors, nurses, paramedics…all came together this weekend in a two-day adventure in the Cayman Islands. The team was positioned on two 65-foot escort boats, 2 ribs
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Women In The Water – How Wonderful Moms Are
Avon Shamash introduced her son to the adventurers in the open water world – Lewis Pugh, Martin Strel, Marcos Diaz and the rest of the stars who will be at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies at the United Nations this weekend. “He loved talking about the Amazon, the adventure and the piranhas.
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Getting Knocked Down And Out By The Red Triangle
“It ain’t easy,” doesn’t give justice to swimming between the Farallon Islands and the California coast. Vito Bialla reported that Joe Locke swam and was pushed ten miles in 1 hour and 20 minutes with the help of a 5.8-knot ebb tide, but then the fury of the Red Triangle defeated him. “We encountered brutal
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Big Time In The Great North Swim
One of the world’s largest and most elaborate open water swimming extravaganzas is coming up this weekend, when thousands of swimmers, from Olympians to newcomers, head to Windermere for the one-mile two-day Great North Swim. After an unexpected cancellation of the race last year due to blue-green algae, the elite and beginner swimmers are anxious
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