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Ho, Marie, McGlen Favorites In South African Swims

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The XII CANA African Swimming Championships will conclude on Sunday, October 23rd with the African Open Water Swim Challenge at the Maselspoort Resort in South Africa. Swimming South Africa, in partnership with the Free State Provincial Government and Mangaung Municipality, is hosting the Confederation Africaine de Natation Amateur (CANA) […]

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Cristian Vergara’s Easter Island Circumnavigation

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, Cristian Vergara will attempt an unprecedented 38-mile circumnavigation swim around Easter Island. The nearest inhabited land to Easter Island is Pitcairn Island, 2,075 km (1,289 miles) away; the nearest town with a population over 500 is Rikitea 2,606

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Swimming Sane, Merle’s Motivation

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINIS Ambassador and Estonian open water swimmer Merle Liivand will take part in the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) World Championships is taking place in Sarasota, Florida this weekend. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Liivand learned about UIPM. This weekend, she will compete on Saturday’s race that will

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Communications Between Swimmer And Coach And Crew

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Out in the ocean, during a lake swim or sitting on an escort boat, the world’s open water swimming coaches and crew members – either knowingly or unknowingly – employ a Japanese concept of communication – ishin-denshin (or 以心伝心). Because the traditional dryland means of communication is significantly limited

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Diana Nyad, Bonnie Stoll To Start EverWalk On Sunday

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll publicly did a number of endurance events since 2010, but they are now starting their latest endurance feats on dryland: EverWalk. “We are so excited for the launch of EverWalk and EverWalk Nation,” wrote the pair. “Join us at the Opening Rally this Sunday

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