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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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Courtesy of Karien Jonckheere, aQuellé Midmar Mile, South Africa. All kinds of changes are coming this year to the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa. Defending aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s champion Robyn Kinghorn has confirmed she will be among the swimmers taking part in the 2021 event. Kinghorn and men’s winner Michael McGlynn completed a
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Swimmers Helping Swimmers, Supporting Each Other Have you ever wanted to do a charity swim or attempt an unprecedented swim somewhere exotic around the world? Have you thought of a solo swim that draws attention to your favorite cause or charitable organization? Have you wished to attempt a swim, but simply faced a limitation of
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, False Bay, South Africa. Ram Barkai and Kieron Palframan completed an unprecedented ocean swim in 2 hours 13 minutes. On the face of it, the distance is not that far, the time was not that long, and the water temperature was not that cold. But for swimmers who grew up before
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