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Ailén Lascano Micaz Wins 2020 500m IISA World Cup Series Title

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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

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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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Every Stress, Every Worry Just Disappears Getting Into The Water

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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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First-time Ice Milers, Winter Wonders

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First-time Ice Milers, Winter Wonders Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. The month of December saw a number of swimmers from the winter swimming and channel swimming community attempt their first Ice Mile – and they were successful. 58-year-old Martha Wood of Manchester-by-the-Sea, New Hampshire [see above] completed her first Ice Mile on December 16th

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Prieto Family To Attempt The Mexican English Channel

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Prieto Family To Attempt The Mexican English Channel 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 Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. Crossings between

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Is The Catalina Season On – Or On Hold In 2021? Who Knows? Time Will Tell

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Is The Catalina Season On – Or On Hold In 2021? Who Knows? Time Will Tell Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. The Catalina Channel and Tsugaru Channel swimming seasons were put on hold in California and Japan, respectively. While the Tsugaru Channel swimming will depend on decisions made by various Japanese

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Julian Critchlow Launches The English Channel Relay Database

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Julian Critchlow Launches The English Channel Relay Database Courtesy of Julian Critchlow​, English Channel. While solo crossings of the English Channel have been well-documented since 1926 by the Channel Swimming Association and more recently by the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation, it took a massive, long-term effort by Julian Critchlow to comprehensively document the details

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