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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “No tears (well some), no regrets,” wrote Rick Walker who coached at Southern Illinois University for 32 years in addition to leading dozens of USA national teams at international open water swimming competitions. “I wish to thank all the athletes who chose to follow and at some point lead. […]
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Photo courtesy of Press of Atlantic City/Ben Fogletto, Absecon Island, Atlantic City, New Jersey. German swimmer Britta Kamrau was escorted by coach Augusto Corestein and the first female rowing team (Erin Sykes and Mary Logue) in the 36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim that was held on August 13th 2005 [shown above]. Read
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Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Martyn Webster enjoyed and experienced a Barraesque year in 2018. The 51-year-old British, one of the World’s Top 50 Most Adventurous Swimmers, received the 2019 Barra Award for Most Outstanding Year of Marathon Swimming (all considered) from the Marathon Swimmers Federation. * On April 14th, he completed a 14.4 km
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2019 FINA World Championships In Gwangju Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, Korea. There are 150 days until to the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, Korea opens and 10 male swimmers and 10 female swimmers will qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games that will
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Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Triple Crown of South America is decribed by Adherbal de Oliveira, founder of the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal. “The 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in 18°C – 26°C water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 1.6 km
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Courtesy of Stephen Millar, Irish Long Distance Swimming Association. Global Swim Series 11th Annual Awards for the 2018 Season & Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame will be held at Belfast Castle on February 9th – 10th. Organized by Stephen Martin, Paul McCambridge and Joao Santos, Lord Mayor Deirdre Hargey will give the welcoming address
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Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Cameron Bellamy founded the Ubunye Challenge, an initiative to raise funds for sustainable development in the poorest areas of Africa through sports challenges. And what a challenge he accomplished in November 2018. On his second attempt, he completed a 90 km circumnavigation swim around the island of Barbados. His unprecedented
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