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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Open water swimmers are uniquely positioned to view and interact with Mother Nature in a manner that other endurance athletes do not do. Gadi Katz of Israel reported that a dolphin escorted his group in the Red Sea, a phenomenon that occurs all over the world on many marathon swims. Linda Kaiser, Harry Huffaker, Penny […]
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Gadi Katz reported that 64 people swam in the 3 Seas in 3 Days event in Israel. 30 swimmers traversed the entire distance of 30K over three days. There were 25 different pilots, kayakers, volunteers, photographers, doctors and paramedics who escorted the mass marathon swim. Each day was a different adventure with the field divided
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“It went perfectly. The conditions were rough, but people want to sign on for our next two events on the Body Science Great Australian Swim Series on the Gold Coast on January 14th and in Sydney on Australia Day,” reported race director Brendan Capell. “We had 360 swimmers on a rough and rainy day.” Melissa
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The Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim (Medunarodni Plivački Maraton) is a great 19K race in Serbia organized by Serbia’s Vojislav Mijić whose tireless efforts year after year is a worthy nominee for the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. The winners over the course of the history of the event include the following athletes:
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Open water Olympian and professional swimmer Chloe Sutton is known for working out very hard. Very hard. Day after day. Lap after lap. Just like her world-class competitors. With her permission, we observed a few of her 50-meter pool workouts in Mission Viejo, California under the coaching of Bill Rose. On those days, she was
When Miyuki Fujita and her coach Ishii-san tackle a marathon swim in Japan, they roll out the flag on their escort boat which can be translated as “Swimmer in the water – Trudgeon Swimming Club”. This adds another element of safety for everyone involved when a marathon swimmer is in crowded waters and can help
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Miyuki Fujita Breaks Her Own World Record Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Under towering Mount Fuji, Miyuki Fujita broke her own world record for a three-way crossing of Suruga Bay. On November 16th, she powered through faster second and third legs to complete the 30 km swim in Suruga Bay between Awa Island and
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WOWSA Live With Dr. Jim Miller Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. The most experienced medical doctor in open water swimming will appear on the hour-long WOWSA Live tomorrow, Wednesday, November 24th at 6:00 pm Los Angeles time. The current FINA Sports Medicine Committee member and former long-time USA Swimming national open water swimming
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Pedro Rego Monteiro and Virgilio de Castilho are at it once again. On December 12th they are going to host the annual King of the Sea and Queen of the Sea 10K pro invitational on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a bunch of world-class swimmers gathering to race for cash. The King
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At USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles awards gala last night in New York City, America’s hottest stars – Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni – were rightly honored…and the entire community paid tribute to Fran Crippen. Ryan dedicated his award to his friend. When Teresa Crippen, Fran’s younger sister, decided to swim for Ryan’s college, Fran asked
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