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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Afghanistan Swimming Federation has a campaign to create the first Afghanistan National Women’s Swimming Team. Melissa Kelley of Dreamfuel explains, “We know that sport can change lives. In this instance, that can be the case for generations to come.” The Afghanistan Swimming Federation launched an online fundraiser to […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2017 calendar for the LEN European Open Water Swimming Cup includes six venues in five countries: * Leg 1 on March 26th – 10 km in Eilat, Israel * Leg 2 on July 1st – 10 km in Barcelona, Spain * Leg 3 on August 5th – 7.5
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Courtesy of Adam Walker, Lough Dan, Wicklow, Ireland. Adam Walker describes his ice mile in 25 minutes 26 seconds conducted in Lough Dan in Ireland. Read Walker’s first-person account at the 5th Eastern Bay Invitational Ice Mile here. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Visiting American swimmers Lexie Kelly, Craig Dietz, and Ashley Twichell were busy swimming back and forth across the Midmar Dam at today’s opening day at the 44th aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Dietz was on his way to complete in the 8-mile Club while Kelly was
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Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Antarctica 2020. Ger Kennedy announced the expedition goals of the Antarctica 2020. “Antarctica 2020 is an environmental swim that will create awareness for two non-protected, potential Marine Protected Areas in the Bellingshausen Sea and the Weddell Sea. Participants can be part of one of the greatest group environmental swims on the
Courtesy of Kimberly Moore, Marketing Director, Tahoe Restaurant Collection, Lake Tahoe, California. Dr. Jeffrey Hartman will participate once again at the 250-yard Gar Woods Grill & Pier Polar Bear Swim in Lake Tahoe. Dr. Hartman explained his dip in the high-altitude swim at the Gar Woods Grill & Pier. “I am purely recreational and do
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Courtesy of New York Post, Big Island, Hawaii.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 12-year-old Jaden Kockott will participate in the 44th annual aQuellé Midmar Mile this weekend. So will 15-year-old Priyanka Govind. Both young swimmers are examples of schoolchildren who come from far and wide across South Africa to participate in the largest competitive open water swim event in the world. The
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Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, aQuellé Midmar Mile, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. While the men’s race will feature a four-way battle from start to finish between 2016 Olympic champion Ferry Weertman, South Africa’s 5 km world champion Chad Ho, 2005 world champion Chip Peterson and South African Olympian Matthew Meyer, the women’s race is most definitely
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Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, aQuellé Midmar Mile, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mike Arbuthnot is solid and reliable. Especially in the open water, especially in the Midmar Dam in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The 86-year-old Arbuthnot will compete in his 44th aQuellé Midmar Mile – out of 44 editions. It is an unparalleled history of participation in
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