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Standing On The Shoulders Of Dale Petranech Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Dale Petranech as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Contributor. The ISHOF induction Class of 2014 included Mercedes Gleitze (Great Britain), […]
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Too Far, Too Cold, Too Rough? No Problem For Claudio Plit Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Claudio Plit of Argentina as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of
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Judith van Berkel-de Nijs Mixing It Up With The Men Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced Judith van Berkel-de Nijs of the Netherlands as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction
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George Young, The Catalina Kid Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced George Young of Canada as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of 2014 included Mercedes Gleitze (Great Britain),
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Pioneering David Yudovin, A Channel Swimming Icon Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Scotland, Dr. Ivonne Schmid introduced David Yudovin as an International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer. The ISHOF induction Class of 2014 included Mercedes Gleitze (Great Britain),
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Jai Jaswanth Crosses The Palk Strait Courtesy of Dharani, Palk Strait. R. Jai Jaswanth from the Theni district of Tamil Nadu in India successfully crossed the Palk Strait on March 28th 2019, becoming the youngest swimmer to swim the 30 km Strait between India and Sri Lanka. He started at 4:00 am from Thalaimannar in
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Tita Llorens En Español On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Antonio Argüelles interviewed Margarita ‘Tita’ Llorens Bagur on today’ edition of WOWSA Live from the Islas Baleares of Spain. The president of the Menorca Channel Swimming Association and member of the 24-hour Club won
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Esther Nuñez En Español On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Antonio Argüelles interviewed Esther Nuñez Morera on today’ edition of WOWSA Live Buenos Aires, Argentina. Long a stalwart on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, the professional marathon swimming circuit that she has
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When the IOC agreed to add the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2005, one of the most celebrated and accomplished swimmers in the world at that time was famed Australian distance freestyler Grant Hackett. The world record holder and Olympic champion from Australia surprised the open water swimming community when he announced that he would
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Adam Walker Talks Passionately About Man vs Ocean On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker talked about a wide variety of his experiences with Steven Munatones on today’ edition of WOWSA Live. He discussed his Oceans Seven channel crossings, his Ocean Walker label, his transition from a salesman to a television
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