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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Blue Journey Dangerous Waves Project (USA) by Bruckner Chase The Blue Journey Dangerous Wave Project is an educational effort by Bruckner Chase in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service. It bolsters an impactful, practical film series with a public outreach via clinics and talks […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. medal. Year Women Men 2016 Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED Ferry Weertman, NED 2015 Jordan Wilimovsky, USA Aurelie Muller, FRA 2014 Sharon van Rouwendaal, NED Andrew Gemmell, USA 2013 Poliana Okimoto, BRA Thomas Lurz, GER 2012 Eva Ristov, HUN Ous Mellouli, TUN 2011 Keri-Anne Payne, GBR Thomas Lurz, GER/Spyros Gianniotis,
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Laura Colette from San Jose, California explained the joy she experiences before, during, and after she does open water swims: I woke up with 1 huge allergy/sinus headache and figured that 1 frontal lobotomy wouldn’t fix it. I have 2 giant schnauzers that needed to go out or I would have 1 massive mess. So
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Matthew Moseley set off to a 76.4 km (50-mile) 3-day swim between four islands in the Caribbean Sea called the Swim Across The Caribbean. His first leg, a 4-mile swim from St. John to St. Thomas was trouble-free as he finished in 2 hours 16 minutes feeding on electrolytes,
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In 2007, the long standing club known as the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation evolved into a non-profit 501(c)(3). As a newly formed organization CCSF began providing CPR and safety training for the organizations Observers and any crew interested in supporting channel swimmers. By 2008, CCSF was in a position to staff swims with a minimum
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ice swimmers use now blankets or sheets. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Must be a fun article. Agree with everything aside the North Channel. Not sure where the Rum and Coke from? A Guinness or a Taliskar may be more suitable 🙂 Kind Regards Ram Barkai iCE Capital (Pty) Ltd. Work: Studio 1, Central Parade, Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, RSA Postal: PO Box 32448, Camps
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Hello Steve, TOWER 26’s “Be Race Ready” podcast series episode #25 on triathlon swimming is loaded for listening. Thanks for sharing these podcasts with your friends and fellow athletes; its been incredible the listenership growth we’ve had. Jim and I discuss the optimal swim pull for triathletes, reviewing Early
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A review of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees shows a large number of masters swimmers including such renowned athletes like Paul Asmuth, a seven-time world professional marathon swimming champion, and James Kegley who still holds the longest held record in United States Masters Swimming. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source
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