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Chris Morgan On Coaching In The Post-lockdown COVID-19 Era On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Morgan, head coach of the Gator Swim Club and the 2008 Swiss Olympic swim team, discussed coaching his teenage athletes both in the pool and open water during the post-lockdown COVID-19 era on the 12 […]
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The Forever Swim Book Launch With Antonio Argüelles, Adam Skolnick Courtesy of WOWSA, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Bay, California. Antonio Argüelles was excited about the launch of his latest book, The Forever Swim, when recently came out. The current situation has precluded him from organizing a traditional book launch so he will have an online
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David S. Clark Talks Safety, Catalina Channel Season On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator David S. Clark has swum, kayaked, crewed, coached and coordinated over 150 channel swims around the world – including Catalina Channel, English Channel and North Channel – on today’s
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Tomi Stefanovski Talks About Overcoming Obstacles On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Tomi Stefanovski was the oldest winner of a professional marathon swim and a very fast English Channel swimmer. He spoke about his career, his shoulder surgeries, and practical obstacles en route
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Robert Fox, FINA. Guillermo Bértola has competed on the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series for 12 years, winning the races from his native Argentina (57 km Maratón Acuatíco Río Coronda) to Canada (32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean where he set a wetsuit course record in 6 hours 19 minutes). Bértola has competed in the
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Ersin Aydin Passes Away, Swam For The Fatherland Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I’ve done it for the Fatherland,” said Ersin Aydin, a Turkish swimmer who swam in a shark cage from Mersin in southern Turkey to Kyrenia (Girne) on the north coast of Cyprus in 43 hours 20 minutes in 1973. According to
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Britta Kamrau Remembers Her Friendships, Her Career On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Britta Kamrau spoke about her incredibly successful professional marathon swimming career – and the friendships she made across the world – on today’s WOWSA Live program. The German star won
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Coexistence With, In The Ocean Courtesy of Ryan Borne and Aust, Coral Gardeners, Mo’orea. To celebrate World Oceans Day, the Coral Gardeners and Ryan Borne created this video on coexistance. He writes, “Below the surface of the oceans, a sheer diversity of creatures dwell in harmony – mantas fly, sharks flash by, fish twirl around
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Petar Stoychev Talks About His Career, Rivals, Training On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Petar Stoychev spoke about his incredible career – in the pool and in the open water – on today’s WOWSA Live program. International
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Nora Toledano Making Things Happen In The Open Water Courtesy of Oswaldo Toledano. Mexican filmmaker Oswaldo Toledano produced a short film of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, his sister Nora Toledano. The film represents what the sea means to her: life, passion, peace, freedom, greatness, love, silence, refuge. In addition to her
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