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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Renowned masters swimmer and 4-time winner of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in her native Honolulu Nadine Day was the 2016 recipient of the Capt. Ransom Arthur M.D. Award. The award is given annually to the volunteer who epitomizes the spirit of Captain Ransom J. Arthur, M.D., the founding father […]
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Photo of Sarah Thomas courtesy of Andrew Malinak on Lake Powell, Arizona-Utah border. One of the most remarkable marathon swims in history was virtually followed by tens of thousands of people earlier this month. Sarah Thomas not only selected one of the most picturesque venues possible for her 81.8-mile (131.6 km) solo, non-stop swim, but
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dick Sidner, an American open water swimmer, coach, and open water swimming event race director from Indiana, was awarded the 2016 U.S. Masters Swimming Open Water Service Award. The Open Water Service Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting and building excellence in U.S. Masters Swimming
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tomi Stefanovski will be formally inducted in the Class of 2016 at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies in Southern California in November. “When I think of Tomi, I think of him as a model athlete who represents all that is good about aquatics,” said Steven Munatones.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2016 men’s FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup rankings are as follows: 1 Simone Ruffini (ITA) 94 points [shown above] 2 Andreas Waschburger (GER) 90 3 Chip Peterson (USA) 66 4 Damien Cattin Vidal (FRA) 34 5 Diogo Villarinho (BRA) 27 6 Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) 16 7
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Courtesy of Colin Hill, Hong Kong. 3,000 people took part in this year’s New World Cross Harbour Race (新世界維港泳), a 1.8 km open water swim in Victoria Harbour across Hong Kong Bay. The swim, one of the Top 50 Open Water Swims In Asia. is organised by the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association with the
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Courtesy of Madswimmer, Dead Sea with Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. Generations of over-farming, pollution and poor environmental policies have led to the the degeneration and depletion of the Dead Sea between Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. To raise awareness and bring people and cultures together to
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There was a spike in the number of shark encounters and shark attacks around the island of Maui in the State of Hawaii during 2012 and 2013. In an effort to understand tiger shark movements around the islands, researchers from the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology tagged 41 tiger
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Coates Hire Coolangatta Gold is one of the most challenging endurance races in ocean sports. Made famous by a movie 30 years ago, the Coolangatta Gold is as a tradition in Australia’s Gold Coast as the Ironman is in Hawaii. The iconic event offers a 32.4 km short
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