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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
What the media and public see when a marathon swimmer completes his or her event is a triumph of endurance and will. A swimmer’s battle against the elements and their superhuman test of mental and physical strength are feats to be celebrated and emulated. But what the media and public do not necessarily see is […]
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In July 2011, the Special Olympics will hold a 1.5K open water swimming race at its 2011 World Summer Games in Greece. Already 29 athletes from Singapore, South Africa, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Greece, U.S., China, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Gibraltar, Mexico, El Salvador, Bahamas, St. Kitts Nevis, Curacao and Korea have expressed their interest to
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For 73 years, the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union has held its annual Two Mile Sea Swim on shores of Mount Lavinia Hotel, a beautiful five-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This year, a 1 km Interclub Masters’ Open Water Sea Swim was added. The competition is most definitely one of the Top 50 Open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Penny Palfrey will swim from Oahu to Kauai in water between 72-74°F (22.2-23.3°C) for an estimated 30-40 hours, Karen Rogers will swim in water in the low 50’s (10-12°C) in her 30-mile (48K) swim from the Farallons Islands to San Francisco and Jamie Patrick will swim in low-60’s
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Michael Zoetmulder, founder of the 2K Ocean Racing Series World Championships, the Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge and the King of Nelson Mandela Bay events, is bringing in some overseas stars to his events. Besides Petar Stoychev, there will be some real fire power on the women’s side showing up in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Natalie du Toit won the 2010 Laureus Disability Award at a star-studded ceremony yesterday. Natalie, who placed 16th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won five gold medals in the 2008 Paralympics, is one of only five athletes to have competed in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A new 10K open water race will be added to the official swimming schedule at the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU) World University Games. Given the fact that most of the world’s top open water swimmers are currently between the ages of 17 – 26 (with the exception of
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Lewis Pugh is doing a lot of balancing for his upcoming swim on Mount Everest at 17,000 feet where he will attempt to swim a mile in a lake created out of melting glacial ice. He explains several key issues that he must take into account and walk a fine line. “First, I must gain
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Karen Rogers swim from the Farallon Islands to Aquatic Park will be filmed by Roger Teich and Elizabeth Pepin Silva. Teich previously filmed an equally courageous Ron Elliott who is the only sea urchin diver who works off the Farallon Islands where he shares the ocean with the Great
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We will be in contact with Penny Palfrey‘s team as she attempts what is touted as one of the most incredible open water swims in history, an incredible 72-mile swim between the islands of Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii in late April. People around the world will be pulling for Penny as she is escorted