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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. ICE MILE News – Clarification Dear all you frozen ones, A quick clarification of recent news about IISA Ice Miles. Individual ICE MILEs can be swum in open water. IISA encourages swimmers to do their Ice Miles anywhere in beautiful frozen water masses. As long as safety is in […]
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Russia To Japan The Northern Territories comprise Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and the Habomai group of islets. The Soviet Union seized them days after Japan’s surrender in 1945. The issue has long prevented the two sides from signing a post-war peace treaty. Moscow claims the islands were assigned to it by consent of the victors in
How are Waterways Being Affected by Dropping CO2 Emissions? Courtesy of Lily Moy Many people have heard about how the Coronavirus shut down has led to a dramatic decrease in CO2, NO2, and other greenhouse gas emissions. What many don’t know is that these dropping CO2 levels could be huge for major bodies of water.
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Courtesy of Orca Make The Ocean Your Pool
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I would like to introduce you to Damian Blaum, an Olympian (10K) and the top professional marathon swimmer in 2013. He would like to attempt a crossing of the Catalina Channel in August 2014 as a charity swim for Worldreader. I do not believe a swimmer of Damian’s abilities has attempted the Catalina Channel since
Courtesy of Oscar Rubio, Open Water World Tour, Alameda, California. The last event of the OWWT, the Crown Beach Swim Race took place on August 11, 2018 at Robert W. Crown Memorial Beach in Alameda, CA. Twenty eight swimmers each competed in one of three distances, 0.5 miles, 1.2 miles, and 2.4 miles. Conditions were
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Courtesy of Nick Adrian, Huntington Beach, California. The Mysteries at the Museum segment on Walter Poenisch will be broadcast on September 19th at 9:00 pm New York time on the Travel Channel. Future reruns of the broadcast are listed here. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lake Huron just done…20:53 Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mihir Sen (মিহির সেন) was a man of unusual talents and an accomplished marathon swimmer, inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. His exploits and achievements were celebrated twice in his native India by two separate Prime Ministers. Sen was awarded two separate civilian honors: the Padma
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