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Western Australian Open Water Heroine, Barbara Pellick

Peter King of Pinjarra in Western Australia tells of an incredible swimmer – Barbara Pellick, a hydrology technician for Alcoa. Barbara, who started off as a pool swimmer, has crossed the famed Rottnest Channel more times than anyone else on Earth. Her unparalleled record started in 1992 on a relay team and in 1993 as

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CPR And Observer Training For The Catalina Channel

Catalina Channel Swimming Federation is offering Observer + CPR Training Sessions in San Diego on May 1st and in Los Angeles on May 15th. Participants who bring their USMS membership card will walk away certified in CPR and will receive a Catalina Channel Official Observer Toolkit together with a 2010 membership. The training session includes

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Long-lost Trophy Recovered For The Wash

Paul Hopfensperger, founder of the International Open Water Swimming Association (IOWSA) announced that IOWSA found and now owns the original 1904 Solid Silver Butlins Trophy for the swim across The Wash. IOWSA‘s first sanctioned swim will be Paul‘s swim across The Wash on the east coast of England from Hunstanton to Skegness in September. Paul

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Heroic Effort Stopped By Portuguese Man o War Venom

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a remarkable solo attempt by modern-day adventurer Penny Palfrey, the 72-mile Kaieiewaho Channel remains one of marathon swimming’s most difficult feats. Penny was done in by a wall of Portuguese Man-o-War just before dusk on Saturday night, Hawaii time. Just after the 11-hour mark, Penny slammed into a

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