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Courtesy of Daily Mail. When an ocean swimmer encounters a jellyfish, the first thing they think of is a sting. The last thing they think of is a snack. That fact may change over time. Crisps or potato chips are some of the world’s most popular snack foods. Go into any supermarket or convenience store […]
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Courtesy of Antonio_Argüelles, North Channel. Antonio_Argüelles is standing onshore, waiting for an opportunity to cross the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This is his report: This morning I did my final long training. Last night we agreed that it would be an hour just to keep my muscles loose, with no change of
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Courtesy of Microbrasserie du Lac Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada. It is extremely rare to find a micro-beer named after an endurance athlete – and it is frankly unheard of to hear one named after an open water swimmer. But Petar Stoychev is a legend, especially in and around the city of Roberval in Quebec, Canada where
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Courtesy of Colin Hill, FINA. All eyes were on the water thermometer during the weeklong 63rd Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada. Would the water temperature dip under 20°C – offering swimmers the option of using a wetsuit? Or would the water temperature dip up 18°C – requiring the swimmers to wear a
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Photo courtesy of Roger Gagnon, lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada. During the weeklong 63rd Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, the organizers offer not only the famed 32 km crossing of Lac St-Jean for professional and amateur marathon swimmers, but also the 1-2-5-10 km Uniprix race, the Défi Plouf, the amateur Marathon de la relève Rio Tinto,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York. Solo swims across lakes in Switzerland, ice miles around the world, channel swims, marathon races, unprecedented swims, participation in Winter Swimming World Cups. She also helps mentor, coach, observe and crew for others, both for ice swimming and marathon swimming. There is seemingly nothing in the open water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After finishing fourth in the 25 km race at the recent 2017 FINA World Championships in Hungary, Martina Grimaldi and her Italian teammates headed over to Quebec, Canada to compete in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean for the first time. If there was any time to
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada. Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean is one of the most difficult, fastest and toughest professional marathon swims to win. The cross-lake swim of 32 km in Quebec, Canada is known for rough, cold water and much turbulence caused by winds over the previous 62 editions of the renowned
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Courtesy of Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays, Šibenik Archipelago, Croatia. For more information, visit here.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Margarita Tita Llorens Bagur serves as the president of the Menorca Channel Swimming Association and member of the 24-hour Club. Following in the wake of Kendall Mellor, a pioneer who first crossed the Canal de Menorca in 1968, Tita first made a 36.5 km crossing in 2012 between the
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