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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many ships and aircrafts have been mysteriously and supposedly disappeared under unknown circumstances in the Bermuda Triangle or the Devil’s Triangle in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. While numerous television programs, books and online sites talk about this unresolved mystery, reputable sources dismiss the concept that […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) induction ceremonies are traditionally held in the autumn, but we are making a permanent move to the spring,” announced Ned Denison. “A location near London is ideally located for nearly 50 Honourees who are less than 6 hours drive away. For
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Courtesy of Jamie Burton, Rock Hill Masters, South Carolina. Jamie Burton knows marathon swimmer Cheryl Reinke quite well and shared some insights into the 51-year-old engineer and former collegiate swimmer who runs the Rock Hill Masters swim team in upstate South Carolina. Reinke completed all 7 stages of the 120-mile (193 km) 8 Bridges Hudson
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Shelley Taylor-Smith, a 7-time champion of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in the mid-1990s to early 1990s, FINA official, and channel swimmer and coach, talks frankly about her early experiences swimming in the ocean among marine life. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Caroline Block is a 32-year-old American anthropologist from Baltimore, Maryland who completed two Oceans Seven channel swims this summer within six weeks. Her English Channel swim was completed in 11 hours 52 minutes; her North Channel crossing was finished in 14 hours 31 minutes, escorted by Pádraig Mallon of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. All kinds of open water swimmers from various walks of life were honored during this weekend’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree Enshrinement ceremonies in Santa Clara, California. The weekend kicked off when Kate Rew received the Paragon Award for Recreational Swimming. This recognition makes complete sense with the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2nd Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships and the 3rd Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open are held concurently between January 5th – 8th 2017. World ice swimming champion Christof Wandratsch writes, “The Aqua Sphere events are THE ice swimming events in Germany and a MUST DO for
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