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Honoring Abilio Couto On Brazilian Television Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Abilio Alvaro Da Costa Couto (nicknamed Pai das Águas Abertas no Brasil or father of open water swimming in Brazil) was a Brazilian from Ribeirão Preto who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer. He was […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Paul Asmuth, a dual inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame and author of Marathon Swimming: The Sport of the Soul, discussed a wide-ranging number of topics on today’s WOWSA Live with Steven Munatones. * the importance and interconnectivity of
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Mark Warkentin and Petar Stoychev talk about their 45.9 km match race around Manhattan Island in 2010.
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Cancer survivor and one of the most remarkable endurance athletes in the world Sarah Thomas talked about swimming in Lake Powell, Lake Champlain, the English Channel and lakes in Colorado on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. * Thomas swam 128.7 km in Lake Powell in 56 hours 5
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Unprecedented Perimeter Swim Around The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Ori Sela and Oded Rahav, Sea of Galilee, Israel. From October 22nd to 24th around the Sea of Galilee, a group of 18 swimmers and a support team pioneered a new marathon stage swim. They collectively completed a tandem swim around the perimeter of the
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The Unprecedented 50 km Crossing Of Lake Baikal Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Five swimmers completed an unprecedented crossing of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world. It was the first bioprene relay to cross Lake Baikal, a 50 km effort completed in 16 hours 11 minutes. Oleg Dokuchaev, the chief of the
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Four Extreme Adventures In Russia With Kosatka DV Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Oleg Dokuchaev has established an extremely impressive track record of success in the extreme swimming world. Not only did he serve as the organizer of the 86 km Bering Strait Swim from Russia to Alaska, dubbed The Most Dangerous Crossing In
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Mark Dempsey Is An Iron Iceman Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Dempsey is a swim, cycling, running, and triathlon coach and race director from Limerick, Ireland. But the 44-year-old also does Ironman Triathlons and Ice Miles, making him one of the world’s few Iron Icemen. Dempsey offers 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, local coaching,
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Project Blue Presents The Blue Hour – Story of the Ocean Courtesy of AltaSea, Project Blue. In response to the global pandemic, and as a way to provide science curriculum for all students and adults staying Safer at Home in the City of Los Angeles, AltaSea launched Project Blue. Through live chats, webinars, and ocean
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel
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