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Racing At 5 am Courtesy of Nippon TV News 24 Japan, Tokyo, Japan. While the pool swimmers will compete in the Olympic finals in the mid-morning hours during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games so the American television audience will watch the Olympic swim finals live in prime time, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finalists will […]
Sloman Is Fast Enough To Win Courtesy of Colin Hill, Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, Chinese Taipei. It has been years coming to this point. Sun Moon Lake in the middle of Chinese Taipei has been site of open water swimming and its showcase event that has steadily grown in size, prestige and international awareness. With
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Sometimes when swimmers are fighting against currents, eddies, oncoming winds, and waves in a channel, or faster swimmers in a marathon competition, or the cold conditions during ice swimming, their perseverance reminds me of the struggles of this little cub on its relentless efforts to climb the snowy hillside. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by
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Too Cool, Technology In Tokyo Courtesy of Asahi Newspaper, Tokyo, Japan. With the anticipated heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese are exploring different kinds of technological alternatives. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee will consider using snow machines as a countermeasure against the heat during September 13th during the Olympic canoe
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Before And After The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Kaimana Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Ollie Signorini of Australia and Ashley Twichell won the 2019 Waikiki Roughwater Swim titles – and large trophies to take home. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Be Inspired, Be Motivated: Listen & Learn From Craig Dietz Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Lincoln Sokolski of Whirley-Drink Works says, “At the end of the day, I believe most of us left with a new positive energy to be a better person, believing we can overcome challenges in life and reaching for higher
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Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Again In Lake Ohrid Courtesy of FINA, Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil continues to extend her domination of all things FINA with another career victory on the 7th leg of the 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series held in Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia on August 28.
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Flying Freestyling Fast In The Gulf Stream Courtesy of WOWSA, Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean. One of the most remarkable feeling that a tired marathon swimmer can have is getting pushed forward by a tide or current. “Swimming down the Hudson River towards the finish of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1984, swimming swiftly past
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Ous Goes To 007 Courtesy of Lascelles Clarke, James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, Jamaica. The Lifespan 007 Open Water Swim started because of the efforts of Virginia McConnell, an American from Idaho who worked as a Youth & Sports Advisor for the Peace Corps in Jamaica. McConnell organized sports leagues for elementary school students in the
Liz Fry’s Oceans Seven, 60 And Counting Courtesy of Nora Toledano, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Liz Fry has set the standard as a prolific solo marathon swim for years, decades. She became the oldest individual – male or female – to achieve the Oceans Seven with an 11 hour 13 minute crossing of
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