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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of USA Triathlon. One way to develop a sport is for a governing body to provide financial support to kickstart the sport by providing money to support local races, emerging races, and for travel to competitions. The USA Triathlon Foundation offers a unique program, the US$2.59 million USA Triathlon Women’s Triathlon Emerging Sport Grant. […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Niko Nestor was the first swimmer from Macedonia to swim across the English Channel. In addition to his open water swimming exploits, Nestor also played water polo and became the Honorary Life President of the International Swimming Marathon in Ohrid, Macedonia. Born in 1934 in Struga, Macedonia, he was
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From 10 years old to 66, open water swimmers explain how they like to start their workouts in the pool and open water: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How do you start your daily workouts in the pool? James Savage [shown above]: In the pool, I start with
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers know how they want to finish a race or a solo swim or a practice: strong and fast. Email us at headcoach@openwatersource.com and tell us how you start your workouts: Q1. How do you start your daily workouts in the pool? Q2. How do you start
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This week, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) moved closer to establishing the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego, California, starting in 2019. With the expected momentum of the movement, it may be possible that all 206 global National Olympic Committees will send its up to
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Canada, Mexico and the United States announced a joint bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at a press conference earlier this week in New York City. CONCACAF and Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani, United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati, and Mexican Football Federation president Decio de
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Follow the 22.3 km Apolima Strait Swim to the finish on the AMOA Resort Livetracker here on April 11th, live from Samoa. The participants will start in the following heats: 5:00 am – Tiffany McQueen and Robin Rose 6:00 am – Christina Harris 6:15 am – Tony McLean and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. John Batchelder completed the first butterfly crossing of the 24-mile (38.6 km) Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in 14 hours 41 minutes on April 2nd. “It was quite the swim. Anyone who has completed a swim of 24 miles, regardless of stroke, has done something incredible,” admitted the humble mathematician
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ger Kennedy continues to push the limits of what he can do physiologically and psychologically. He nearly reached his limit with his most recent 12-hour Sea Swim Challenge in Forty Foot on the southern tip of Dublin Bay at Sandycove, County Dublin, Ireland. People have been swimming year-round in
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