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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Festival Acuático La Patagones Viedma will take place on February 10th – 11th, but will not be part of the FINA professional marathon swimming circuit this year.* Visit www.lapatagonesviedma.com for more information on the 3.75 km La Puente a Puente race, the 400m Cruce Simple del Río Negro, and […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. KIM SWIMS is showing at yet another film festival. The next showing will be at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Friday, February 9th. For more information, visit here for the 7:20 pm – 8:35 pm showing at the Metropolitan Theatres (Fiesta 5 – 916 State Street, Santa Barbara,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brian Earley is the founder of one of the most popular and enduring open water swimming events in the United States. What began as a 5-mile open water swim in Chesapeake Bay on June 13th 1982 [shown above] as a tribute to his father who suffered from a diabetes
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Courtesy of Bruce Wigo, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Florida. When an open water swim takes on the additional pressure of being a life-and-death situation, especially with the lives of others at stake, the term epic could not be more true. Bruce Wigo of the International Swimming Hall of Fame researched the long-forgotten story of
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Courtesy of Challenger Community News, Western New York. It takes a team. Every marathon and channel swimmer understands that fact, especially as they navigate waves, currents, eddies, winds, extreme water temperatures, and night swimming on their swims. Their support team supports swimmers in training in pools and in the open water, on their escort boats,
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Courtesy of Kaia Hedlund, Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Hawaii. The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee is searching for the perfect design for its Waikiki Roughwater Swim participant and volunteer t-shirt. The 49th annual 2.4-mile event will be held at Waikiki Beach on Oahu on September 1st. “The design may be about 12 inches by 12 inches centered
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Courtesy of Lewis Pugh, United Nations, New York. Lewis Pugh, the United Nations Environment Patron of the Oceans, recently gave a series of talks on the health of the planet’s oceans. He explained what is currently happening and what is forecasted in the polar regions (north and south), and how it will impact all humanity
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When the going gets tough in the ocean, Patrick Roach goes in. “Pat is on our Ocean Positive Foundation Team and I have trusted him with my life in waters around the world,” said Bruckner Chase about the 20-year veteran with the United States Coast Guard who has extensive
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Courtesy of Pacific Open Water Swim Co., Lake Tahoe, California. The Pacific Open Water Swim Co. organizes and escorts soloists and relays across Lake Tahoe during its swim season that stretches from July to September. The group has two escort boats with experienced pilots and support crew to guide swimmers in the high-altitude waters (at
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Michelle Chase with Wallace J. Nichols and Bruckner Chase Wallace J. Nichols at the Blue Mind Experience in Santa Cruz, California.