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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
When I swim for distance, my mind constantly wanders on a wide spectrum of thoughts and ideas. I usually quickly forget my train of thought after I get out of the water. But these were some of myriad musings that ran through my mind this morning: The Wisdom of a Physicist Marie Curie was the first […]
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Bartłomiej Kubkowski (30, IISA bio here, @b.kubkowski, @wavemarketing.pro) from Giżycko, Poland was on his fourth attempt of a 170 km assisted crossing of the Baltic Sea as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (@fundacja_cancerfighters). But he was pulled after swimming 159 km of the 170 km distance in his Ultra Baltic Swim 4.0 from Kåseberga, Sweden to Mrzeżyno, Poland.
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Stephanie Montero started open water swimming in 2022 and then established Nado por las Ballenas (Swim for the Whales) in 2023. In 2025, she hopes to raise US$1.5 million to continue supporting this cause.
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The Naples Island Swim started its annual summer bay swims in 1903. The traditions continues tomorrow in Long Beach, California – where the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics 10K marathon swim will be held.
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Bill Leonard (46, Canada, MSF bio here) has a perfect track record as a podium finisher in all his marathon swims over his 13-year career. He has finished first in the 11 km King Wolf Swim, the 36.6 km Around the Island Marathon, and the 21 km Swim Around Charleston. He has finished second in the 16.1 km Kingdom
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Bartłomiej Kubkowski (30, Poland, IISA bio here, @b.kubkowski, @wavemarketing.pro) loves the water: cold water, rough water, sea water with snow falling upon him, pool water. Tomorrow, the Polish adventurer from Giżycko, Poland will set off on his fourth attempt of a 170 km assisted crossing of the Baltic Sea as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (@fundacja_cancerfighters). He
33-year-old Karolina Szczepaniak, a Polish 2008 and 2012 Olympic swimmer, fought valiantly for reportedly 60 hours, swimming 140 km in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The water started at
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Karolina Szczepaniak celebrated her 33rd birthday as she was preparing for her 172 km assisted marathon swim in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The two-time Polish Olympic swimmer
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Brian Foster, at 16 years 10 months, completed the second two-way crossing of the North Channel in 24 hours 50 minutes, the first for a male and the first of the Northern Ireland-Scotland-Ireland route. He spoke with Ned Denison of the IMSHOF
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Three years ago, Jessica Kieras (45, USA, MSF bio here, @jesskieras) swam across the English Channel in 10 hours 21 minutes. On August 9th, Kieras crossed the again – but this time, she swam backstroke, finishing in 11 hours 26 minutes. She prepared well for the fastest backstroke crossing by a women, and second fastest
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