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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Angel Yanagihara spoke at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland where another presenter included Professor Tom Doyle. The talks by Dr. Yanagihara and Dr. Doyle were aimed at educating open water swimmers about the stinging mechanism of jellyfish and ways to effectively treat jellyfish […]
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The 2017 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held in a beautiful converted Chapel in Windsor, UK last month. The total attendance of 88 included the largest gathering of honorees (24) plus official representatives from 7 Honor Organizations. Ned Denison described, “They
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Woodring of Ocean Recovery Alliance and Open Water Asia envisioned and created the Global Alert app that was recently named by CEO Magazine as one of 8 initiatives that are positively changing the world [read here]. For more information, visit www.oceanrecov.org and globalalert.org. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World
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La Gran Travessa By Martí Riera Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Martí Riera lost mobility in his legs due to an accident. Spanish filmmaker Cristian Coll is producing a motivational documentary film called La Gran Travessa about the 37-year-old from Minorca about his preparation and attempt of the Canal de Menorca that stretches 37
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming: Reflections for Zen Seekers – Mindfulness Series is a new book written by Tessa Wardley. The Ivy Press describes the fourth book written by the member of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management and a former senior water ecologist and policy
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. World Ocean Day is June 8th. Doug Woodring explains about the Oceanic Big Five. “Surfers, swimmers, paddlers, sailors and divers all make up the Oceanic Big Five, those athletes who do ocean sports although you can even do your sport in lakes and rivers, too any day of the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Anthony McCarley and Donal Buckley will most likely take off on their tandem swim across the Strait of Gibraltar on May 1st according to the tides and current weather predictions. The duo’s window is up to 10 days to complete the swim from Spain to Morocco. To follow the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2014 Olympics will either be held in Los Angeles or Paris. The bidding process and lobbying will culminate in a vote later this year. The Los Angeles 2024 bid committee released a video of its proposed venues for the 2024 Los Angeles Olympic Games, potentially the third time
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. James Toomey is an American open water swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1971 as an Honour Administrator. Toomey conceived the idea of the 36 km (22.5-mile) Around the Island Swim in Atlantic City, U.S.A. in 1953 and served as its race
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Courtesy of Denny Ryther, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands. The Flowers Sea Swims will concurrently serve as the 2017 Unión Americana de Natación Open Water Swimming Championships on June 9th – 12th in the crystal blue waters and white sandy beaches of Grand Cayman. 2017 will see the 25th anniversary of the Flowers One Mile
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