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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Photos courtesy of Annie-Claude Roberge, Strait of Gibraltar, Spain to Morocco. Rohan More crossed off his sixth channel to join a small group of luminaries at the top of the Oceans Seven series. On November 4th, he completed he swam across the Strait of Gibraltar in 3 hours 56 minutes. The Indian swimmer from Maharashtra […]
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Ger Kennedy swimming in turbulence in Ireland’s Myrtleville Beach, courtesy of Siobhan Russell. Ger Kennedy is tough as tough can be in any conditions in open water venues around the world. From his aquatic jaunts in Ireland’s Myrtleville Beach (“…a tad bouncy…” he recalls in his swim shown above) to a “nice 2 km swim
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Courtesy of Clara Rabat, MARNATON eDreams, Barcelona, Spain. MARNATON SwimRun Cap de Creus held its inaugural edition for over 300 participants. Clara Rabat explained about the October 29th race, “This event presents a new discipline that originates from the Nordic countries and has been transferred to the idyllic area of Roses and Cadaqués by MARNATON.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Howard James (née Keech) has that undeniable look of a channel swimmer: a look of determination and intense focus coupled with a sense of adventure and a dash of unbridled joy. James did the improbable. James accomplished the unprecedented. James opened and closed the books on the English Channel
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Photos courtesy of Peter Knapp, Catalina Channel, California. Hank Wise completed his fourth career Catalina Channel crossing in 8 hours 20 minutes today.* In 2010 on his first crossing, the soon 49-year-old’s wife was pregnant with his son Fox. How time flies. “Today, my boy Fox was on the rocky beach at Terranea [Point] waiting
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Courtesy of Bob Placak, RCP Tiburon Mile, California. Comcast Sportsnet broadcast the RCP Tiburon Mile today in the Bay Area. “This year’s race was the most competitive one yet with the winners finishing a mere seconds from each other,” said race founder Bob Placak about the 6:30 pm broadcast. “Relive the excitement, drama and fierce
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “He loved swimming the Lake Berryessa Swim and other local swims,” said Olympic swim coach Chris Morgan of Dr. Rand Schaal, a professor and swimmer on the masters swimming program at UC Davis. “He was a great guy who was passionate about swimming.” It showed. Among his numerous philanthropic
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Article about Nora Toledano Cadena, courtesy of Tom Morgenstern of Revista Open Swim. Nora Toledano Cadena talks about the mental aspects of open water swimming in Revista Open Water (see La larga distancia requiere más fuerza mental que física). Toledano is a Mexican marathon swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
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Article about Matías Ola courtesy of Tom Morgenstern of Revista Open Swim. Matías Ola talks about the physical and nutritional preparations for cold water swims in Revista Open Water (see Fisiología y nutrición para nadadores de aguas frías by here by nutritionist Jordi Sarola). Ola and his tandem swim partner Jackie Cobell performed a bit
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Courtesy of Ocean Recovery Alliance, Malibu Foundation, Spectral Q with photos and video from Sean Bayliss, Danny and Alastair Gray in Hong Kong. Over 800 children, teachers and volunteers brought back Lap Sap Chung, Hong Kong’s mythical cryptozoological creature – a legendary trash monster, in a message to the world that plastic pollution endangers marine
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