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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Prior to 1964, there were only two relay teams that successfully crossed the English Channel: the Rotherham Neptunus Swim Club that went from England to France in 11 hours 20 minutes in 1950 and the Folkestone Swim Club that went from France to England in 14 hours 57 minutes […]
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Swimmers Swimming Project Postcards Known incredible places to swim in Portugal Marked by history and world-renowned cities, Portugal never disappoints a visitor. Culture, gastronomy, great wines, friendly people, language and architecture are some of the reasons why Portugal is a mandatory destination for Brazilians. The reasons for the visits are diverse, but swimming is another
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Report Ad MORE NEWS NCAA swimming backstroke flags by Mike Lewis NCAA QUALIFIERS: WHO’S (PROBABLY) IN AND WHO HAS WORK TO DO? DOCTOR: SWIMMER SHOT IN ROME HAS SUFFERED COMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY BUCKNELL’S MCBRIDE WINS 100TH, 2 TOP 10 TEAMS FALL ON WP WEEK 3 Report Ad Torrey
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FINA World Championships 25 km Women’s Start List Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, Korea. The race among the men who will compete in the opening 5 km race in Yeosu Expo Ocean Park at the 2019 FINA World Championships is wide open. Most of the top men, with exceptions like Kristof Rasovszky [shown above], have
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Courtesy of FINA. There are 176 certified and experience FINA open water swimming officials around the world who travel domestically and internationally judging, organizing, planning, volunteering and directing open water swims, relays and events. They can provide advice, guidance and support to solo swimmers, relays, race directors, organizing committee, events and races in nearly every
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Out Of The Hospital And Back To Dryland Courtesy of Cameron Bellamy, Barbados to St. Lucia. After 56 hours 26 minutes On Sunday September 15, about 5pm local time in St Lucia, renowned South African ultra-endurance athlete, Cameron Bellamy, completed the longest recorded channel swim in history. He left the picturesque shores of the West
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott Lautman – Absolute top medal winner at the 2018 International Winter Swimming with 8 golds and 2 silvers in his age group – Recently retired from a career as a Human Resources Executive at Alaska Airlines and using some of his newfound free time to explore winter swimming
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, @FreedomSwimCapeTown, Dear Freedom Swimmers, Just to keep you updated with regard the Freedom Swim 2020: We are still working towards setting our new date and format. We are in discussions with our sponsors. We look forward to sharing our new format with you when dates are finalised. All swimmers who paid
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Sid Cassidy Talks About Racing And Solo Swimming On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Dover, England. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame dual inductee Paul Asmuth was among the best in the pool and in the open water during his lengthy aquatic career – that was capped off
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