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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The media is writing articles about world surfing champion Mick Fanning returning to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa where he was attacked by a shark last year [see New York Times article here and a vide of his shark encounter above]. While it takes a lot of courage for […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Adult swimmers have a 53% lower risk of mortality compared to those who are sedentary,” claims Health I.Q. that works with Securian, MetLife, Assurity and John Hancock life insurance companies to offer lower rates on life insurance. “You deserve lower rate on life insurance. We have negotiated lower rates
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Courtesy of Pieter Serreyn, Vaartzwemmen, Belgium. The Triathlonclub Damme is organizing its 10th annual open water swimming Vaartzwemmen competition on August 20th in Hoeke, Belgium with a new addition. Its races now include a 10 km marathon swim in addition to its traditional 1 km, 2 km, 3 km and 7 km races. For more
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 20 km from Matiatia Bay on Waiheke Island to Mechanics Bay in downtown Auckland in New Zealand is not easy. But neither is picking up sick and injured patients in New Zealand via the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter. So soloists Michael Buck, Jillian Walker, Mike Cochrane, Olaf Adam, Mark
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Courtesy of Andre Slade, OceanFit, Bondi Beach, Australia. Andre Slade of OceanFit compiles the results of his annual survey in order to find out what makes open water swimmers tick. “People who complete this year’s survey have a chance to win a share in $4,500 in prizes including that sensational trip for two to the
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Courtesy of Samoa Events, Samoa. The Apolima Strait is 13.9 miles (22.3 km) wide and separates the two largest islands of Samoa: the island of Savai’i and Upolu. The primary means of transport between the two islands are passenger and vehicle ferries that take 90 minutes across the strait and are operated by the Samoa
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Oussama Mellouli Chez Labes 08/09/2012 by Artiste-Tunisien Like open water swimmer Natalie du Toit of South Africa who had the honor of carrying her country’s flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008, three-time Olympic medalist and 10 km marathon swimming champion Oussama Mellouli will carry the Tunisian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After New Zealand decided not to send its Charlotte Webby to compete in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, FINA determined that Vânia Neves of Portugal qualified to take her place. Neves placed 16th overall in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race in Setúbal Bay. In that race, she
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The MIT Technology Review annually publishes 50 companies that are smart in the way they create new opportunities. They range from well-known companies like Amazon and Alphabet (i.e., Google) and large internationals like Microsoft, Bosch, Toyota and Intel to much smaller entrepreneurial start-up companies. While all of these companies
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Courtesy of Yusuke Shimasaki of H.I.S. Co., Ltd., Japan. Yusuke Shimasaki of H.I.S. Co., Ltd. announced the last available slots for the 2017 Tsugaru Channel season, both for relays and solo channel swimmers. “H.I.S. Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese travel agency that supports foreign athletes wishing to cross the Tsugaru Channel. We coordinate the
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