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Diary Of A Double – Introduction Of Antonio Argüelles’ Journey

Diary Of A Double – Introduction Antonio Argüelles will attempt a two-way crossing of the English Channel in August 2021. He was scheduled to make his attempt this year but the global pandemic led to a delay until next summer. Antonio will document and share his journey to accomplish a 67 km double crossing of

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Northern California Open Water Swimming Association Start

Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco Bay, California. Andrew O’Malley, a long-time South End Rowing Club member, recently established the Northern California Open Water Swimming Association, a non-profit organization that governs swims in San Francisco Bay, Lake Tahoe, Monterey Bay, the Farallon Islands, and elsewhere in Northern California. The 4-time Trans Tahoe Relay member explains, “We

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Diana Nyad

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. I have never come close to seeing a swimmer die in a marathon swim.  Not even those swimmers who I personally jumped in to save (2 in Catalina Channel and 3 at FINA World Championships).  Only Penny was nerve-wracking since she was stung by box jellyfish in her Oahu-to-Kauai

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Who Will Win The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?

Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Among the 25 women who will line up on the starting pontoon at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim for the Tokyo Olympic Games, undoubtedly these 10 women will be in the lead pack amid high heat, high humidity, and flat-water conditions: 1. Xin Xin (24, China) 2. Haley Anderson (29, USA) 3. Rachele Bruni (30,

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Buzzards Bay

Help make the 20th annual Buzzards Bay Swim the most successful in Coalition history The 20th annual Buzzards Bay Swim is still two weeks away, but it’s already breaking records! With more than 310 swimmers registered to dive into the water on July 13, this year’s Buzzards Bay Swim promises to be the biggest, best

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River Swimming

style=”clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;” Gábor Molnár Date: Sat, June 08, 2013 4:45 am To: Steven Munatones Cc: ned denison Dear Steven, I told you earlier about the big swim i am planning for this year- the 50km+ swim on the “Körös” river. This monday as a tune up/warm up and logistic

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