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Ger Kennedy On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Ireland. Ned Denison will have an undoubtedly wide-ranging discussion with Ger Kennedy on this week’s WOWSA Live. Steven Munatones says of the charismatic Irishman. “Ger is a diamond, a swimmer hardened beyond belief. His real-world adventures are so fascinating, what he does around the globe is hard […]
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Pádraig Mallon And Ned Denison Talk About Unbelievable Courage Sponsored by KAATSU, Newry, Northern Ireland. Ned Denison had a fascinating wide-ranging discussion with Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming in Northern Ireland on Open Water Wednesday. “We see so many people with unbelievable courage,” said Mallon about the channel swimmers, ice swimmers and open water
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2020 Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Istanbul, Turkey. Nora Toledano Cadena, the first Mexican woman and the 14th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven, was looking forward to serving as the honorary guest for the 32nd Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race (Samsung Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı) in Istanbul,
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Jordan Wilimovsky And Dave Kelsheimer With Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. On March 24th, the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics one year. The postponement is unprecedented. Athletes and coaches have to radically change their plans, but for most competitive swimmers around
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Glowing Profile Of Mauro Campanelli Courtesy of Meghan Callon and Lindi Osborne, Great Lakes Guide, Canada. GLOW Swimming has honored Mauro Campanelli as its super swimmer of March. In addition to his running and triathlon events, he is also a GLOW regular and manages the annual 24-hour swim relay in Lake Ontario for GLOW at
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The Impact Of COVID-19 On The Channels Courtesy of DATEV Challenge Roth Triathlon and Jeff Matlow of imATHLETE. Jeff Matlow of imATHLETE highlighted how the DATEV Challenge Roth Triathlon organizers informed their participants of the cancellation of its 2020 event above. Like a major triathlon, channel crossings are not a solo endeavor that is taken
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Taking Advice On Open Water Swimming With A Grain Of Salt Courtesy of Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, South Bay, California. Professor Kimberly Prather is an Atmospheric Chemist, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, and a Distinguished Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California San Diego.
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Vasa Is Trying To Catch Up Courtesy of Rob Sleamaker, CEO & Founder, Vasa. With pool and beaches closed from coast to coast across the United States due to the lockdowns, quarantines, and shelter-in-place quarantine, with an unknown end date, there is a growing demand for Vasa SwimErgs. Rob Sleamaker, CEO & Founder of Vasa,
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Backyard Pool Sets During Quarantines Courtesy of Jack Butera, Lexington, Massachusetts. In this era of lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place ordinances, swimmers can find alternatives to their temporarily closed training facilities and beaches: backyard swim pools. These backyard pools present a useful alternative in these trying times. Chris Morgan of Gator Swim Club has designed a
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I Felt Fine, But It Was A Shock Courtesy of Tod Hardin, Plastic Oceans International. Sarah Ferguson, a South African swimmer, physiotherapist, motivational speaker, and Pilates instructor from Durban, was the first person to complete a 60 km circumnavigation swim around Easter Island in Polynesia. She completed the swim in 19 hours 8 minutes in
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