Making A Rescue Is A Miracle
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. My son a Skyler Munatones did life-saving CPR on me until Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Official Photos
1 2 3 4 5 5a 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Images produced by Chris Lundie of Take It Live Productions. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Details Of A Winter Olympics Extreme Swim
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Even With Cold Water, It Can Still Be An Endless Summer
When the open water is too cold for a safe swim, what can a swimmer do? The first rule of them is not to push it. Know your limits and don’t take unnecessary chances. Hyperventilation, panic attacks, hyperthermia and shifting currents in cold water present significant risks for the unprepared and uninitiated. While the hardy …
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Decade Of Kings And Queens In Rio de Janeiro
Courtesy of Patrick Winkler , Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In December 2019, the King and Queen of the Sea – or Rei e Rainha do Mar in Portuguese – celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the last decade, over 60 thousand amateur and a few dozen elite swimmers, including World and Olympic Champions have …
Kenting Sea Swim
<i>Courtesy of <a href=”http://www.wowsa.org”target=”_blank”>WOWSA</a>, <a href=”http://openwaterswimming.wiki/index.php?title=Huntington_Beach”target=”_blank”>Huntington Beach</a>, California</i>. <br><br/> The <a href=”http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimm.wpengine.com/2009/12/worlds-largest-open-water-swimming.html”>world’s largest open water mass participation swim</a> is held in Taiwan – the 3.3 km <a href=”http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimm.wpengine.com/2009/12/worlds-largest-open-water-swimming.html”>Sun Moon Lake International Swim Carnival</a> – but Taiwan is also home to other large <a href=”http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimm.wpengine.com/2009/12/open-water-swimming-dictionary.html”>mass participation swims</a> where communal enjoyment in tropical waters and post-swim fraternization …
All Italy With Francesco Ghettini, Bárbara Pozzobón
Courtesy of Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda, Río Coronda, Argentina. Italian men swept the podium at the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda yesterday with their female teammate standing on top of the women’s podium. Francesco Ghettini and Barbara Pozzoban won the 45th edition that changed its traditional 57 km course down …
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World’s Top 100 River Swims
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. http://www.sam-basel.org/en/exhibitions/swim-city Copyright © 2008-2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Hidden Gems In The American Open Water Swimming Community
In a country where there are tens of thousands of miles of shoreline and millions of endurance athletes, fitness swimmers, triathletes, competitive swimmers and open water swimmers, there are innumerable places to train, race and explore in open bodies of water in the United States. Some of hidden gems of the American open water swimming …
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Extreme Journeys with Jaimie Monahan
Extreme Journeys with Jaimie Monahan