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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 Doug McConnell, Huntington Beach, California. The new 2.4-mile Chicago River Swim was inspired by the original Chicago River Swim, organized by the Illinois Athletic Club in 1908. Doug McConnell is organizing the revised charity swim on behalf of A Long Swim. The urban race will start at the Ping Tom Memorial Park and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 59-year-old Denise Hearst of the Conejo Valley Masters won the January 2017 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Swimmer of the Month for winning both the 2016 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Open Water Series and Postal 400 Kick. The Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Open Water Series included the Castaic Lake Open
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Courtesy of Hank Wise, Swim Focus, California. Hank Wise talks about his version of a perfect swim in Huntington Beach, California: “The conditions are cloudy and extremely windy. Windy as can be coming from the north about 25 to 35 miles per hour, preferably at the tail end of a storm – with the wind
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Courtesy of Pinnacle Podcast by Gu Energy. The Pinnacle Podcast is an online discussion with athletes, coaches, and nutrition experts across the spectrum of endurance sports. Hosts Fatty and Yuri explore the inspirational stories behind athletic feats, delving into insights from their guests’ lifestyles and mindsets. This week, Bruckner Chase is interviewed. Listen to the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many competitive open water swimmers generally keep their head up around turn buoys when swimming in large packs. As the pace slows around the turn buoys, the space between the swimmers becomes more narrow and elbows and feet can hit other swimmers’ heads, faces and torsos. With the head
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann, a 57-year-old from Houston, Texas, is entered into this year’s Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. This will be her fourth visit to the 24-mile race. “I did it twice on relays and last year as a pace swimmer for Ranie Pearce. I’m tackling this with Martin
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Courtesy of Andre Slade, OceanFit, Australia. Lia Trebilcock had the opportunity to teach students from Nepal about the beauty and risks of open water swimming in a special OceanFit program at the request of the Hamro Institute of Business Technology. Her story is here. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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