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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Both Ben’s were scheduled to start their transoceanic swim last year, but both Ben’s delayed their swims. Ben Hooper delayed his transatlantic solo stage swim between Senegal and Brazil until November 2016 (Swim The Big Blue) and Ben Lecomte has delayed his transpacific solo stage swim between Tokyo and […]
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Psychoswimography: Santa Barbara courtesy of creator Vanessa Daws, California.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vanessa Daws is a British visual artist and open water swimmer living in Dublin, Ireland. Her art practice explores place through swimming and was embodied by The Lambay Swim Trilogy. The Lambay Swim Trilogy included three swims over a 3-year art project that Daws made into film and sound
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Courtesy of The Swim Kid, Romania/Australia. Not many teenagers have documentary films made about themselves, but Director Damian Visser and Producer Matthew Scully of Akkordien Films Production in Melbourne, Australia know great subject matter. Dan Canta, a 17-year-old Romanian open water swimmer, was their chosen protagonist. The teenager who was born in England to Romanian
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A Day In The Life of Swimmer Rob, courtesy of producer Cath Macaulay and cameraman Peter Clarke
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “It was a magical day in San Francisco,” said Kathie Hewko [shown on left with her husband Emil]. “Emil is my huge support person.” The realtor from Petaluma, California has been swimming across and underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay for four decades. To date, she
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Arleen Gonzalez Perez of Mexico City completed a circumnavigation of Manhattan in 8 hours 16 minutes at the 45.8 km 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan on October 1st. This was her second circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, the first coming in 2015. Her goal was to complete all legs
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Swim Kid, The Official Dan Canta Story is an Akkordien Films Production and film about Dan Canta, a 17-year-old Romanian open water swimmer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. With his victory at the 45.8 km 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan in New York City in 7 hours
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mariel Hawley Dávila knew the risk of attempting a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel that sits between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Her crew, including Nora Tolendo Cadena and Gela Limonchi Gomez, knew the risk due to strong winds, waves and the tides. But with the
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