To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. En route to becoming the first person to complete the Oceans Seven, Stephen Redmond not only put in the swimming miles, but also he put in the air miles in a tough schedule that boggles the mind. Not only did Redmond travel to and from Japan a few times […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Creator Kate Webber and 435 Kickstarter backers gave US$36,379 to help develop the Kim Swims documentary. Protagonist Kimberley Chambers is in San Diego, California speaking in front of over 10,000 people, performing a stand-up gig with comedian and actor Jordan Peele. Peele is best known for starring in the
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A ferry boat named after ISHOF and IMSHOF dual inductee Shelley Taylor-Smith keeps plugging away along the Swan River in Western Australia.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, stage swimmers British Ben Hooper and American Jennifer Figge are waiting anxiously for their transoceanic swims to start. Weather is causing delays on both sides of the Atlantic. Figge and her escort captain Tamas Hamor decided to take shelter Cape Canaveral on
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steph Saullo talks about her recommendations for open water swimmers in the current episode of the 2016 Global Swimming Summit organized by Chris Ritter who will host the 2016 Global Swimming Summit. “People usually are short on calories before an event,” observes the Performance Dietician at Ritter Sports Performance.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympic swimmer and long-time swimming authority Glenn Mills is next up on the 2016 Global Swimming Summit organized by Chris Ritter of Ritter Sports Performance. “Just freestyle…for a newbie or triathlete or a competitive swimmer hoping to get into the open water. Get access to over a dozen experts
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Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine. 22-year-old Sharon van Rouwendaal continued the Dutch tradition of coming on top of the open water swimming world, winning the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim and being named Swimming World Magazine’s Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year. She followed in the wake of Herman Willemsee, Judith
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Hall Sr. gave the eighth session of the 2016 Global Swimming Summit. “Just freestyle…for a newbie or triathlete or a competitive swimmer hoping to get into the open water. Get access to over a dozen experts on everything you need to know about open water swimming…No BS, just
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lesley Paterson gave the seventh session of the 2016 Global Swimming Summit. “Just freestyle…for a newbie or triathlete or a competitive swimmer hoping to get into the open water. Get access to over a dozen experts on everything you need to know about open water swimming…No BS, just practical
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Dr. Kevin Rindal gave the sixth session of the 2016 Global Swimming Summit. “Get access to over a dozen experts on everything you need to know about open water swimming…No BS, just practical and proven advice from amazing experts,” says Chris Ritter of Ritter Sports Performance. “If you have questions about open water swimming, the
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