Ollie Signorini Wins Waikiki Roughwater Swim
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Olga Kozydub Wins 2016 FINA Grand Prix Title
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the start of the 2016 Maratona Del Golfo Capri-Napoli race in the Grotta Azzurra (Blue Cave), 25-year-old Olga Kozydub of Russia knew that she could wrap up her second FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix title with a typically solid swim. Kozydub had dominated the season, winning both
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Alex Kostich On An Unparalleled Track Record In Waikiki
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There may be no one in the open water swimming community who has placed so well for so many years in such a competitive race as has Alex Kostich at the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Honolulu, Hawaii. The former 3-time Pan American Games gold medalist has faced Olympic
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Some Of What Lifeguards Do At An Open Water Swim
The La Jolla Rough Water Swim, La Jolla Cove, California courtesy of The Weather Channel.
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This Brazilian Olympic Bronze Is Gold
Photo show the husband-and-wife team of Ricardo Cintra and Poliana Okimoto on Copacabana Beach after the Olympic awards ceremony. Interview is courtesy of Professor Ricardo Ratto, Copacabana Beach, Brazil. Ricardo Ratto interviewed the Brazilian husband-and-wife team of Ricardo Cintra and Poliana Okimoto. Cintra is the coach/husband; Okimoto is the athlete/wife. Together, they won the first
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Is Open Water A Bar Brawl Or Swimming With Physicality?
Images courtesy of NBCOlympics.com of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. After the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, British swimmer Jack Burnell who was disqualified and upset with the officiating at the 2016 Olympic Games. He told the British press, “They’re giving yellow cards out left, right and centre for
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Sun’s Coming Up, Better Get In
Courtesy of WOWSA, Tower 26 workout on Santa Monica Beach, California with Amy Dantzler [smiling above]. How many times have you seen swimmers get up early for a morning practice, rubbing their eyes and moving slowly before getting in the water…and then smiling widely after getting out? So many swimmers move a lot faster and
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