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Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. In 2018, Roly Bisslik coached five swimmers from Aruba to follow in his wake and complete a 5-person tandem crossing from Venezuela to Aruba. 38-year-old Deaxo Croes (10 hours 20 minutes), 36-year-old retired Olympic swimmer Davy Bisslik (8 hours 43 minutes), 38-year-old Romar Arendsz (9 hours 48 minutes), […]
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Ned Denison Does His 25th Century Swim Around Sandycove Island In Ireland Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison completed 2,500 bioprene laps around Sandycove Island in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. The chairperson of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame described his 25th Century Swim circumnavigation swim achievement, “These swims were always
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Swim From The Island of the Blue Dolphins Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The California Channel Islands are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. Five of the islands are part of the Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands include: * Anacapa Island,
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Share The Adventure At The Kendal Mountain Festival Courtesy of Jenny Rice, Kendal Mountain Festival, UK. The Kendal Mountain Festival has transformed itself into a new digital experience that offers a unique mix of some of the world’s most renowned international athletes, adventurers, authors, and 15 curations featuring the latest adventure and environmental films and
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2022 International Ice Swimming Association World Championships Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 50m, 100m, 200m, 500m, 750m and 1000m freestyle events were on tap at the Rueda Winter Swimming Polish Cup, an ice swimming event sanctioned by the International Ice Swimming Association in Januszkowice, Poland on November 15th. The event is a precursor to
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Silbersee Eis Cup, This Weekend Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Silbersee Ice Cup(Silbersee Eis Cup), is a winter swimming and ice swimming competition sanctioned by the International Ice Swimming Association held in Langenhagen, Silbersee, Germany in a pool this weekend on December 5th – 6th. Ice Miler Florian Battermann is the event director
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Los Cabos Open Water, The Acuarium Swim Courtesy of Diego Rivas, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Diego Rivas is the founder of Mexico’s beautiful Los Cabos Open Water Swim (Acuarium Swim). The annual 2 km, 7 km and 14 km swims in the Pacific Ocean were temporarily suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Régent Lacoursière, l’homme de l’eau Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Canada’s Régent Lacoursière was a professional marathon swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1978 as an Honor Swimmer. Lacoursière was ranked 5th in the 1964 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation series, 7th in 1965, 5th in 1966,
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Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Today the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced 24 additional Honorees. These athletes are members of the Inaugural Class of 2020/2021. Christopher Guesdon who explains the background and history of the Hall of Fame, explained, “These swimmers and contributors are noteworthy in the sport.
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Watch Mayra Santos Do Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. This month, the Longest Continuous Swim in a Counter-current Pool has been extended for the fifth time in six years. Swimmers from Australia, Denmark, Japan, Spain and Brazil/Portugal has swum over the years to extend the
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