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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Key West, Florida. Bill “Ciastko” Welzien completed his Century Swim around Key West in May, but he has continued his unprecedented number of solo swims around the 20.1 km island in southern Florida. His 103rd circumnavigation swim around Key West was escorted by Douglas Weeks [shown on left] in the 89°F (31.6°F) […]
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Photo of Henri Kaarma, a recent honoree of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame from Estonia, at the 2013 Tyumen Open Water Swimming Cup in Tyumen, Siberia by Nuala Moore. Dashing through the waterWith gel packs as our fodderIn a four-person drafting packWe swim fast with no slack O’er the waves we goPositioning, pacing with
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Estonia. Mild-mannered Estonian banker Henri Kaarma, who was recently honored by the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, appeared on an Estonian television show on April 21st 2011 that features the most extreme feats by Estonians. Back in 2011, the humble extreme athlete, one of the fastest ice swimmers in the world, swam
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Estonia. Mild-mannered Estonian banker Henri Kaarma, who was recently honored by the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, appeared on an Estonian television show on April 21st 2011 that features the most extreme feats by Estonians. Back in 2011, the humble extreme athlete, one of the fastest ice swimmers in the world, swam
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land, People were jumping on the open water band. Goggles and swimsuits were selected with care,In hopes that summer season soon would be there. Marathon swimmers with big dreams in their heads,After miles of training, fall fast asleep in their
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