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Ranomi Kromowidjojo/Ferry Weertman (Wedding Bells Will Ring) Aside from chasing trips to the medals podium at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman will have a wedding to look forward to planning. The longtime couple announced their engagement on Instagram on Sunday, with a picture of a smiling Kromowidjojo […]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Are you all-in and dive into the pool? Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Río Paraná, Argentina. The 1993-1994 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series kicked off at the 3rd 88 km Maraton Nautica Internacional Hernandarias – Paraná on February 14th 1993. In the warm 24-26°C river water of the Río Paraná and very warm 36-39°C air temperatures, the world’s fastest professional marathon swimmers who swimming up
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If we think about Planet Earth, it is a large dynamic system that has provided life with 3.8 billion years of relentless research and creative development. Evolution has provided innumerable solutions that work well in context. There is a wonderfully compelling genius in the natural world and many scientists,
When Sally Met Charlie On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Brisbane, Australia. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famers Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE and Charlie Gravett. The husband-and-wife duo talked on a wide variety of their experiences with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. During their engaging
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Courtesy of Quinn Fitzgerald, Olympic Club, California. The 2018 Trans Tahoe Relay Awards will take place at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. The inaugural event is held after the WOWSA Talks and before the WOWSA Awards ceremony and dinner on November 10th. Three different awards will be presented to swimmers of the 10-mile
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Hanli Prinsloo, Peter Marshall On I Am Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For more information on I Am Water Ocean Travel, visit here. Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Cindy Braden Wins Reef & Run Summer Series Courtesy of Reef & Run, Santa Barbara, California. 50-something Cindy Braden has been swimming much of her life. She won the 7th stage of the 2020 Reef and Run Social Media Challenge last week in the series’ most unusual summer season to date. “It is a great
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Courtesy of Ben Stubenberg, Turks & Caicas. s for asking, Steven. The Director of the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) technically approved the zone per email two years ago and allowed us to place “Swim Zone” buoys to designate the area and keep out motorized boats. However, the zone was not actually put
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. HUNTINGTON BEACH. There are three types of chafing: skin-on-skin, fabric-on-skin and hair-on-skin. chafing can be caused by stroke technique, sighting, swimsuit types, salt concentration in the water, water temperature, facial hair, duration in the water, and body type. Most people use lubricants (Vaseline or other types of petroleum jelly,
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