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Shooting The Gap and Other Open Water Swimming Moves Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While there will not be any coastal ocean races in California and Florida or anywhere else in America this summer, other countries and coastal communities will offer some racing as the COVID-19 pandemic gets under control. What are some examples […]
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Marianne Wieland de Alvarez of Honu Para Swim Team raised four daughters in Vancouver, Canada together with her swimming husband, a Mexican Olympic swimmer. She also helps identify and develop others, focusing on disabled swimmers who wish to enjoy the open water. In 2014, Alvarez organized a Para-Relay to swim across the English Channel, six
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Flirting Among Marathon Swimmers Courtesy of The New Yorker and Victoria Roberts.
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Michelle Macy Talks About Her Open Water Journey On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Michelle Macy of Portland, Oregon is an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer. The Nike employee and global traveler – from Tsugaru Channel in Japan to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia – humbly tells her personal
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Catharine Arnston Describes Efficient Nutrition On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Catharine Arnston is on a mission. She initially set off on her current journey when she wanted to help her sister overcome breast cancer. Then, she leveraged her talents and creativity to help share the wonders of organically grown, toxin-free,
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Round-the-Island Coronado Swim – Pacific Possibilities Courtesy of Dan Simonelli, Open Water Swim Academy, San Diego, California. Dan Simonelli of the Open Water Swim Academy in San Diego, California is the most active observer and mentor for swimmers attempting channel swims between the California coast and the California Channel Islands. But with the COVID-19 pandemic
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Soon…Swimming With Strel Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. While American states like from California to Florida are struggling to get their schools opened, Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays sees a dichotomy between how different parts of the world are opening back up at different timelines. Martin Strel and Borut Strel announced, “Some good progress
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Greg Streppel Talks About Global Travels & FINA Victories On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Canadian Greg Streppel of Cambridge, Ontario is an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer. The pharmacist and father of three has a fascinating story – told with his typical self-effacing humble manner – on
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Luciano Cotena Talks About Capri-Napoli On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. On the June 22nd edition of WOWSA Live, long-time race director and promoter Luciano Cotena talked about the history and personalities of the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, one of the most historic and important races of the FINA
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Taranath Narayan Shenoy is deaf from birth and legally blind in his right eye. Growing up in Mumbai, India, he described a perfect storm of events that eventually found him inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in 1986. His story is
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