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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Rottnest Channel Swimming Association as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “The first organisation to be inducted into […]

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. “When Melissa Gorman beat Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko in Rome in 2009, it was one of the most unexpected upsets of the 21st century in the open water swimming world,” recalls Steven Munatones. “It was a shock to

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Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season

Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. With fall well on its way and temperatures cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, eyes are starting to turn towards of the upcoming winter and ice swimming calendar: 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Competitions: December 5th-6th 2020: Silbersee Ice

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Susan Simmons, Gordon Giesbrecht, Brian Hunt On Cold Water Swimming

Susan Simmons, Gordon Giesbrecht, Brian Hunt On Cold Water Swimming Courtesy of Vancouver Open Water Swimming Association. Susan Simmons, the Canadian marathon swimmer and coach, is busy managing her own career and leading other swimmers like the Spirit Orcas, a group of swimmers who did a 80 km stage swim in the Salish Sea.* She

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Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles – Week 7

Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. 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 September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel

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Alex Meyer Goes Left, Then Right, Then Left To Win A World Championships

Video courtesy of FINA and WOWSA. The 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held between July 15th – 23rd 2010 in lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Québec, Canada. The competition had great swimmers, a great atmosphere, a great venue, great swimmers, officiating controversies, and a great finish in the men’s 25 km marathon

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Mark Saliba

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Mark Saliba Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Mark Saliba as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Mark Saliba is Australian representative swimmer no 503 for his selection

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