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Courtesy of WOWSA, La Jolla, California. Coach Sickie aka Ronald A. Marcikic started coaching in 1966 – and has never stopped. Director/Head Coach, University of California, San Diego Masters Sports Sickie is the founding Director and Head Coach of the University of California, San Diego Masters Sports program in La Jolla, California. This long standing […]
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A Major Transformation In Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach – Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. There are been major tipping points and transformations throughout the history of open water swimming: 1875: The crossing of the English Channel by Captain Matthew Webb that opened up the eyes of swimmers, the public and the media about a new
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Courtesy of LEN, 6 km LEN CUP Copenhagen 2019 31. august 2019 Plc. Startnr Sören Meissner (29, Germany) won the final leg of the LEN Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1:08:22, only 0.03 seconds ahead of Israel’s 26-year-old Yuval Safra and Russia’s 22-year-old Denis Addev. Official Men’s Results: 1. Sören Dellef Meissner (29, Germany) 1:08:22
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Samantha Whelpton is certainly adventurous. The South African ice swimmer, marathon swimmer, and Ironman triathlete had
Swim day is Sat, Dec. 21,and we start at 5am Israel time (for those of you in the States, that’s Fri, Dec. 20th at 10pm EST, 7pm PST). Follow our progress live on our SPOT Tracker page here! About the Sea of Galilee Located in the Northeast of Israel, the Sea of Galilee is the
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Pilar Geijo – Selma Haytek Alex Meyer – Matt Damon Andrew Smiley – Will Smith ? Codie Grimsey – Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Courtesy of Stéphane Lecat, Tahiti. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/david-gerrard-named-swimming-new-zealand-president/ Former Commonwealth Games Champion, New Zealand team Chef de Mission and world-renowned sports administrator Dr. David Gerrard (CNZM, OBE), was appointed Swimming New Zealand President. While his Gerrard won a gold medal at the 1966 Kingston Commonwealth Games in the men’s 220-yard butterfly and was a member of
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Harry Huffaker Talks About His Passions On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Harry Huffaker planned and help organize the inaugural Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in Argentina together with Werfill Castro, Dermidio Cabral López and Adolfo Marionias. Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, one of the mainstay races of the FINA