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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Tracey Knowles as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Tracey is Australian representative swimmer no 488 for her selection into […]

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Katie Blair Attempts Two-Way Crossing Of St. Lucia Channel

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Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Sue Dyson had planned, organized and talked about Katie Blair‘s attempt at a two-way St. Lucia Channel Swim on WOWSA Live [see episode below]. Blair’s goal was a 66.2 km channel swim between Saint Lucia and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. She made the first crossing to Martinique

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2020 Swim Around Charleston – Solo Results

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Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Swim Around Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Kostich – like the his colleagues and competitors in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina had to deal with intermittent and disrupted training. But they persevered and competed. Kostich talks about his experiences before and during the event on WOWSA Live [see

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Mustafa Sevenay And Hilal Zeyneb Saraç Win Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim

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Mustafa Sevenay And Hilal Zeyneb Saraç Win Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Bosphorus, Turkey. The Turkish Olympic Committee’s 32nd Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. The 6.5 km crossing of the Bosphorus Strait between Asia and Turkey starts in Kanlıca on the Asian side

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Against the Tides Premieres In The UK, USA, Canada, Australia

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Against the Tides Premieres In The UK, USA, Canada, Australia Courtesy of Stefan Stuckert. Against the Tides, a documentary film about Beth French‘s attempt to complete the Oceans Seven within one calendar year, will premiere in the UK on Sky Documentaries later in 2020. Sky Documentaries is a new Sky channel with an exclusive library

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Alex Kostich Enjoys The Opportunity To Swim Around Charleston

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich talked about his training – both on dryland and in the open water, domestically and internationally – in this unexpected year of lockdowns, mandates and ordinances that impact nearly every aspect of our lives on today’s edition of WOWSA Live soon after winning the 19.3 km

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Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles – Week 8

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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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Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston

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Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Around Charleston race director Kathleen Wilson announced 40 solo swimmers and 9 relays started the 19.3 km circumnavigation swim around one of America’s most beautiful and oldest cities. She explains, “It has been such a challenging year for everyone and it

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