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Courtesy of WOWSA, North Minch, Scotland. Colleen Blair first person to swim the 24 nautical miles across the North Minch from Isle of Lewis to the Scottish mainland when the water temperature was 9 – 13.8°C. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dear Mr. Marculescu, after the first year with the new OWS world series formula, with reference to the meeting will be held in Cancun the next 19 October I would like to introduce some remarks and suggestions: 1) The 2 news series obtained different results: – the 10 km
Parsons Doubled Up On Open Water Swimming INFORMATION IN RED FROM ROGER, IN BLUE FROM VAL, BLACK FROM NED….. Val a retired marathon swimmier, Both Honor Administrators in IMSHOF and jointly received the Davids Wheeler Award in 2004 from the International Swimming Hall of Fame for contributions to the administration of the sport. In particular
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Honeymoon Island, Florida. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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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Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in July 2021 with escort pilot Michael Oram. In this Diary of a Double episode, Argüelles talked about his 24-hour training session guided by coach
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The mantra of open water swimmers has long been Expect The Unexpected. And even the strongest and most experienced swimmers are occasionally overwhelmed by Mother Nature. Veteran channel swimmer and observer Lynn Kubasek was reminded of that fact this week when we ventured out in surf where the faces of the waves reached over 10
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The most recent tagline of the National Weather Service is Think Like A Lifeguard. In collaboration with Bruckner Chase, the National Weather Service in the United States is focuses on coastal safety beyond the peak summer months – and beyond just the rip currents. He reports, “I am really happy to see Wave Safe and
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Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and WOWSA. Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How does it feel to be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame – even as you are still involved in the sport? Mohamed Marouf: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What was the most satisfying swim
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