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Glauco Luise de Oliveira Rangel Honored By Guinness World Records Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2019 WOWSA Ocean Fest, Dan Simonelli accepted a Guinness World Records certificate on behalf of Glauco Luise de Oliveira Rangel who set the fastest record on the 36 km […]
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Hank Wise Honored By Guinness World Records Courtesy of WOWSA, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. Long Beach swimmer Hank Wise was honored by Guinness World Records for his 7 career Catalina Channel crossings – to date – at the WOWSA Ocean Fest held in Redondo Beach, California on October 5th. The King of the Catalina
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Martin Hobbs Honored By Guinness World Records Courtesy of WOWSA, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. South African swimmer Martin Hobbs was honored by Guinness World Records for his 63-day stage swim across Lake Malawi in Africa at the WOWSA Ocean Fest in Redondo Beach, California on October 5th. Hobbs completed a 596.6 km cross-border swim
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Humble By Heart, Tough By Nature. Cameron Bellamy Honored By Guinness World Records Courtesy of WOWSA, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. South African swimmer Cameron Bellamy was honored yet again by Guinness World Records for his unprecedented 96.4 km circumnavigation swim around Barbados at the WOWSA Ocean Fest in Redondo Beach, California on October 5th.
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An Inspiration Being Inspired Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Ned Denison has been a leader in water polo and in open water swimming. “He fires people up at the Cork Distance Week and constantly mentors swimmers of all ages everywhere from local competitions in Ireland and solo Prison Island Swims,” said Steven Munatones. So
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Ion Lazarenco Tiron, 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Ion Lazarenco Tiron, a Moldavian/Irish citizen living in Bray, Ireland since 1997, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 after achieving the Oceans Seven and being named the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of
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Barbados to St Lucia – Cameron Bellamy’s Longest Channel Swim Courtesy of Cameron Bellamy, Barbados to St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea. Imagine starting a swim in unknown, unchartered waters on Friday the 13th (as far as swimmers are considered). That is exactly what Cameron Bellamy did on Friday, September 13th at 8:18 am. The South African
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Arianna Bridi Wins Season-Ending Chun’an Marathon Courtesy of Colin Hill and FINA, Chun’an, China. Arianna Bridi won a close, tough FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Chun’an, China on Sunday after 2020 Tokyo Olympians Ana Marcela Cunha, Xin Xin, and Rachele Bruni. Chun’an Female Results: 1. Arianna Bridi (Italy) 2:04:05.44 2. Ana Marcela Cunha
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松崎裕子ギネスレコードに挑戦 Courtesy of WOWSA, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. レドンドビーチのシーサイド・ラグーンで今週１０月４日（金）午前１１時から１０月５日（土）の午前１１時まで、日本人プロマラソンスイマー松崎裕子さんが、エンドレスプールにて『２４時間ノンストップ泳』でギネスレコードに挑戦します。 20年以上世界中のプロマラソンスイミングレースに出場し、その様子はTBSテレビの「情熱大陸」でも放送されました。また各国で、チャリティースイミングをこなし、２０１１年には日本人初のマラソンスイマーとして世界マラソンスイミング殿堂入りを果しました。是非、レドンドビーチのシーサイド・ラグーンに来て、松崎さんを応援して下さい。 入場は無料です。 場所：Seaside Lagoon, 200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 ご参考：www.wowsaoceanfest.com The public is invited to cheer on International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Yuko Matsuzaki from 11:00 am on Friday, October 4th to Saturday, October 5th in her longest Endless Pool
Kristóf Rasovszky Leading FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Courtesy of FINA, Chun’an, China. 29 men from Bolivia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand and Venezuela have arrived in China to compete in Sunday’s FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Chun’an, China. The Series have seen
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