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Swim Streamers In Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, from the Tsugaru Channel in Japan to the Straits of Florida in the Caribbean Sea. Traditional marathon swimmers have critized the use of swim streamers by Diana Nyad in the Straits of Florida or swimmers crossing the Tsugaru Channel in Japan. “It is considered an assisted […]
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1 Netherlands Sven Elfferich (18) 11:55:40 16 Feb 2019 3.60°C 8.00°C Pool (fresh) Austrian Ice Swimming Champi.. 2 France Axel REYMOND (26) 11:56:60 29 Feb 2020 4.70°C 2.00°C Pool (fresh) French Championships 3 France Julien ZINSMEISTER (22) 12:08:87 29 Feb 2020 4.70°C 2.00°C Pool (fresh) French Championships 4 Bulgaria Petar Stoychev (43) 12:10:81 18 Mar
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WOWSA Live with Mányoki Attila and Ashley Twichell Time: Apr 22, 2020 07:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2827965029?pwd=S2dvWXNIZmg5WG5QeGFnemxXZDZDUT09 You are NOT comfortable NOT being courageous. And you are comfortable being courageous. For you, these two traits go hand-in-hand. Although you may become cold, you are quite comfortable – mentally, emotionally,
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Diane Bell of Sign On San Diego reported that there is another great area near the California coast where Great White Sharks congregate – the famous Malibu Beach where surfers and swimmers have ventured in off-shore waters for decades. Shark wrangler helps unlock mystery of great whites Poway man and his crew trap, tag and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the headliners of the 2018 WOWSA Talks & WOWSA Awards on November 9th in San Francisco, California will be two-time Triple Crowner Antonio. The WOWSA Talks will continue on November 10th at The Olympic Club and will culminate in a group swim in San Francisco Bay at
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“I love the logistics and planning of a swim,” describes Wayne Soutter at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland. A swim in 1928 and 1929 was attempted 3 times by Mercedes Gleitze that attracted his attention between Scotland and Ireland. “What I needed was a boat and a captain,” explains Soutter.
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Courtesy of FINA, Tateyama Hojo Coast, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Ana Marcela Cunha will face off with Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell at the 10 km race that culminates the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Tateyama Hojo Coast in Chiba Prefecture, Japan on Tuesday. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. OPEN WATER SWIMMING Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Fastest time wins with male and female events in a 5k, 10k and 25k open water course. 4 athletes can also join together to compete in the 5k team event. August 8th: Women’s and Men’s 5 km August 9th:
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The opening stage of the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2018 will be held tomorrow in Eilat, Israel. Athletes come from all over Europe to compete in LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) open water swimming competitions, but a lone American, Eva Fabian, has been sharing her experience and expertise
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