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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympian Alex Meyer will lead two separate POW (Pool Open Water) events on the West and East coasts of the United States. He will start off his national POW tour in New Jersey with the New Jersey Local Masters Swimming Committee on April 2nd with the Berkeley Aquatic Club […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Guillermo Bértola will participate for the sixth time in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in his native Argentina. The Cordovan has left his mark since his debut in river waters in 2009 – and still trains hard. “My main objective for this year is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Few people in the history of the world have swum as far and in as varied conditions as has Claudio Plit. Not only was his professional marathon swimming career one of the most prolific, most global and long-lasting in history, but for every hour he spent competing for prize
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. February 18th will see many swimmers come to the shores of Coney Island for the 2017 U.S. Winter Swimming Champs. Cristian Vergara, U.S. Winter Swimming Association President, explains, “There is a group of cold water enthusiasts who swim year-round in New York’s waters even during snowstorms and record-breaking cold
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Courtesy of Martin Strel, Mediterranean Sea. “Jane Mulderrig was our guest at our Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays in Montenegro. She recently completed an Ice Mile in 31:26 in 2.73°C water in the Harthill Reservoir near Sheffield, UK.” Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Martin Strel, Mediterranean Sea. Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays is planning swimming holidays in Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Slovenia and Arizona (USA). “Our season starts in mid-May and finishes at the end of October. We are also introducing two new trips this year in Croatia and Greece.” Swim the Elaphiti Islands in Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilar Geijo, the four-time FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix champion from Buenos Aires, will swim in the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe-Coronda for the seventh time in her career. “After winning the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in September, I went on three weeks of vacation as I do
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Courtesy of Lynn Kubasek, Laguna Beach, California. After coordinator Lynn Kubasek participated in the mixed 50-59 year relay As Seen On The Internetz across the Catalina Channel from the mainland to Santa Catalina Island [see below], she had surgery to remove melanoma skin cancer. “Two of my team members had gone through melanoma, so I
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Courtesy of A Lotus Rises, Loch Lomond, Scotland. A comprehensive interview of Chris Sifleet is posted here. Copyright © 2008 – 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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