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Ocean Grease By Edward Beck Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steven Munatones recalled, “Back in the 1970s, I could go to medical supply stores in California to purchase large tubs of lanolin. In the 1980s, I could still find smaller jars of lanolin at various pharmacies or order directly from medical supply stores. But […]
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Yasu Fukuoka is a 2-time Olympic swimmer who launched a new lifestyle and clothing brand for swimmers called I Swim And Travel Around The World.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A body of water in Mexico that is similar in distance and conditions (albeit not water temperature) to the English Channel is the 20 km stretch of cobalt sea between Isla Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. At 5:00 am on December 27th on the Yucatán
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In her brief professional marathon swimming career, Marian (née Cassidy) Clark from Wilmington Aquatics in Delaware who finished 2nd overall in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation to Shelley Taylor-Smith. She also set a record in the 1992 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli and competed in twice in the
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Neil Agius: The Long Swim Home Courtesy of LovinMalta, Malta. Neil Agius, a 2004 Olympic swimmer in the 400m freestyle from Malta, completed a 100 km solo swim from Sicily in Italy to Malta in the Mediterranean Sea in June. He built up to this Century Swim from his specialty of 400 meters. He initially
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Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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Ailén Lascano Micaz Wins 2020 500m IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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Christof Wandratsch Goes 2 For 2 On The 2020 IISA World Cup Series Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association
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Looking Back And Looking Forward Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This time of the year, we always look forward to looking back at the year highlights throughout the open water swimming season. This year there were many. Frankly, there were probably more disappointments, frustrations and dreams dashed than
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Every Stress, Every Worry Just Disappears Getting Into The Water Rachel And The Good Swim, courtesy of Arctic Ramblers and Swedish Lapland Visitors Bureau. Swedish Lapland is the rolling hills and the roaring rivers. The vast woodlands and rural romance. But foremost, from the mountains to the sea, it is the perfect place for a
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