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Courtesy of Messy Nessy Chic and WOWSA. First photo shows swimsuits from mid-1920s Vogue Magazine that touted “the newest thing for the sea is a jersey bathing suit as near a maillot as the unwritten law will permit.” Second photo shows one-piece swimsuits from the 1930s. Third photo shows from masters swimmers at the 2016 […]
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Courtesy of Jim Anderson, Waikiki Swim Club, Hawaii. The Waikiki Swim Club has been going strong in Honolulu, Hawaii since the early 1970s. With the guidance of Jim Cotton, Virginia Moore, Wayne Umeda, Virginia Enos, Fred Middleton, Dorie Lalroix, Eve Anderson, Yoshi Isa, John Cater, Natalie Naugle, Tom Mahoney, Marilyn Graper, Lou Herman, Suzanne Kashiwaeda,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Peluso Open Water has been constantly improving and expanding since its inaugural year. “Our series has evolved. We have a new title sponsor for the SwimRVA Open Water Series that includes three events,” explains founder Jay Peluso. * 1-mile and 2-mile RVA Miles, a river swim on June 11th
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. John Kenny renamed the Valley Forge Marathon Swim to the Charles Bender Memorial Swim and Relay (or the Bender Swim, for short) in honor of Charles Bender who recently passed away on March 6th. “Charles was one of the four guys who originally did an exploratory swim up the
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Tiffany McQueen Make A Champ from Tiffany McQueen on Vimeo. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tiffany McQueen was busy in 2016. She completed 29 open water swims in 2016: 1. January 29th-30th: 24 Hour Swim Relay in San Francisco 2. April 3rd: 7-mile Swim Around Lido Key in 5 hours 33 minutes 3. April
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Fernando Augusto Betanzos Rodriguez is a 24-year-old swimmer from Mexico who has been swimming in the seas since the age of 4. One of the top open water swimmers in Mexico, Betanzos has world-class open water swimming pedigree. His father is one of the long-time Mexican officials, administrators and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Anthony McCarley leads many lives: a channel swimmer, an entrepreneur, and a speaker. The veteran American channel swimmer and successful entrepreneur explains how he pursues his own childhood dream and how the right traits and depth of determination are critical for success both on dryland and in the water.
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Courtesy of Ron Collins, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Ron Collins shared the 2017 Tampa Bay Marathon SwimTampa Bay Marathon Swim T-shirt design that honors David Parcells and Terry Tomalin, two men who passed away too early, both establishing an important legacy on the 24-mile event and in the open water swimming community. Copyright ©
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Courtesy of Wild Swimming Brothers. The Wild Swimming Brothers‘ new website for all things wild swimming is here with tips on planning wild swimming adventures. Their Top 6 UK Wild Swimming Spots are noted below and described in full here: 1. Hampstead Ponds, London, England 2. Achnahaird Bay, Lochbroom, Scotland 3. Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, Wales
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A unique opportunity is offered the open water swimming community this Saturday in Heladero Necochea, Argentina when Damián Blaum and four local winners in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fé – Coronda: Carlos Larriera, Diego Degano, Fernando Fleitas and Rafael Pérez gather together for a Breakfast of
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