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Ram Barkai On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Cape Town, South Africa. Ned Denison will have a wide-ranging discussion with Ram Barkai on this week’s WOWSA Live at 3 pm GMT. Steven Munatones says of the charismatic South African from Cape Town. “Ram literally built the ice swimming world as we know it. He […]
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13 Years Ago Today With Martin Strel Courtesy of Borut Strel, Amazon River, South America. Borut Strel spoke about the stage swimming feat of his father Martin Strel, “13 years ago on April 8th 2007, Martin swam the length of the Amazon River as he dedicated the swim to the protection of the rain forest,
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Courtesy of Arthur, Surfplas Ice Swimmers, Netherlands. Arthur of the Surfplas Ice Swimmers in Netherlands acknowledged the current situation during the coronavirus pandemic, “These are very strange and sad times. We are almost in a complete lockdown in the Netherlands. We are not allowed to swim as a group anymore until June 1st.” But one
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Differences In Ocean Access Throughout California Courtesy of Penelope Nagel, San Diego, California. While some people in government, infectious disease community and medical world are calling for a lockdown along with others across America, there are other people in business and recreation who are hoping for some leniency in a complete lockdown. In Long Beach,
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Ger Kennedy: Swim Out To The Iceberg And Back Sponsored by KAATSU, Ireland. Host and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison had a wide-ranging discussion with Ger Kennedy on today’s Open Water Wednesday broadcast from Ireland. Steven Munatones says of the charismatic Irishman. “Ger is a diamond, a swimmer hardened beyond belief.
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Pádraig Mallon Redux On WOWSA Live 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 last week’s WOWSA Live [see video above]. Steven Munatones said, “Pádraig is such a special individual, I could listen to his experiences and insights for
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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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