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Merle The Mermaid Completes The First Mother Earth Swim Courtesy of Chris Morgan, Venetian Islands, Biscayne Bay, Florida. On Mother’s Day, we honor motherhood and pay homage to our own mothers. The history of Mother’s Day can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans who celebrated and held festivales for their own respective […]
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Kathrin Lammers Talks About Traveling On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Nanjing, China. Germany’s Kathrin Lammers, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, talked about her long professional marathon swimming career with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison on the May 10th edition of WOWSA Live. * living in
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Anthony McCarley Talks About Giving Back On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global. Anthony McCarley had a childhood dream to swim across the English Channel that he ultimately achieved on his second attempt. Over the last decade, McCarley has completed the 7.1 km Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, 18.4 km Swim Around Key West, 37 km
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What Was Happening 5 Years Ago In The Open Water? Video courtesy of Henri Kaarma, Murmansk, Russia. The Daily News of Open Water Swimming has been covering the sport since 2008 – and before that on various platforms including 10Kswim.com. From historical accounts and equipment reviews to unprecedented swims to lists of luminaries in the
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Jacques Tuset Talks Prison Island Swimming On WOWSA Live (In French) Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Île Sainte-Marguerite, France. Jacques Tuset, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, ice swimmer, and the King of Prison Island Swimming, talked about his swims and unique niche of open water swimming with International Marathon Swimming Hall of
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Blind Vision, James Pittar Making A Huge Difference Courtesy of James Pittar. Matt Logan has kayaked for International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer James Pittar for many years. He described the relationship. “Kayaking for James is different to kayaking for a sighted person.” “On the water, it is blind faith. James is blind
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Swimming In Sharky Waters Courtesy of WOWSA, Magnetic Island, Australia. Shelley Taylor-Smith swam 90 km from 90 km , Australia partly in a shark cage in January 1995 (see the dramatic footage here). She said, “I don’t think I’m the one that broke the record. I think the whole crew did it today. I had
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. At the 1977 Channel Swimming Association (CSA) Golden Jubilee (50th) dinner in Dover, there were three International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees present including a young Kevin Murphy who was inducted that same year. Fast forward 32 years later and 10 others in this
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Swimming And Sinking In British Columbia Courtesy of #National Geographic When open water swimmers get in and out of the water, they occasionally sink down in soft sand or muddy conditions. Jessi Harewicz, a recent guest on WOWSA Live, went swimming this week and had a harrowing experience with sinking sand in her native British
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Swimming In The Milky Clear Courtesy of Chris Morgan, Rhône and L’Arve. The Rhône is a mighty river which is born in the upper valley of the Swiss canton of Valais. The Rhône Glacier sheds its liquid offerings from the heart of the Swiss Alps and its waters gain power and girth as they flow
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