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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Caroline Block won the inaugural MSF Monahan Award that recognizes an outstanding and original series of marathon swims achieved over the past four years. The four years have been a whirlwind of activity for the anthropologist from New York. She participated in the 2016 Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival, […]
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Courtesy of Loïc Branda, Swim the Riviera, France. Traversée de Nice à la Nage (Prom’Swim) is an open water swim in the Baies de Anges of Nice, France and is part of the 2019 EDF Aqua Challenge series. The series is officially organized by the Fédération Française Natation. The Prom’Swim – part of the Swim
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The 36th annual Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim will be held in sub-40°F (3-4°C) water in high altitude in Lake Tahoe
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Courtesy of FINA, Doha, Qatar. A pair of 14-year-olds – Mira Szimcsak of Hungary and Hsin-Yi Fang of Taiwan – are going to mix it up with 43-year-old Olympian Angela Maurer of Germany and the world’s fastest open water swimmers in Doha Bay, Qatar. The 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series kicks off this Saturday,
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Courtesy of FINA, Doha, Qatar. Olympic 1500m freestyle champion Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, world champion Jordan Wilimovsky of the USA and Jack Burnell of Great Britain are among the who’s who at the opening stop of the 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series that kicks off this Saturday, February 16th in Doha Bay, Qatar. 2016
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Unprecedented Pitcairn – Alex Kostich’s Circumnavigation Courtesy of Alex Kostich, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean. Sometime between April 2nd and 9th, Alex Kostich will attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate Pitcairn Island in a non-stop unassisted solo swim. Kostich explains his goal, “Pitcairn is the least populous and most remote national jurisdiction in the
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Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 16 Courtesy of Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, Belfast, Ireland. 19-year-old Prabhat Koli became the youngest individual to cross the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland last year when he crossed in 10 hours 41 minutes in 12°C – 15°C water. He was honored in
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Courtesy of Claromecó, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A two-day open water swim clinic will be held between March 16th – 17th in Claromecó, Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by coach Ramiro Saltapé (contact: clinicademar@yahoo.com). Saltapé describes the Travesia Claromecó Aguas Abiertas Clínica de Mar sea swimming clinic, “It is a unique experience for those who love swimming
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Courtesy of André Castelucio, Ilha Grande, Brazil. On January 27th, a group of Brazilian open water swimmers attempted and completed an unprecedented circumnavigation relay around Ilha Grande, an island located 2 km to the Brazilian mainland that was formerly used as a penal colony between 1900 and 1990. Ilha Grande is the largest island in
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Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ashley Hogg, a British pool and open water swimmer who is studying chemistry at the University of Manchester, finished 5th in the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa last week. But he always did not have the confidence in the water as he does now. He found