Bob Beach Remembering About Catalina
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Ben Lecomte Stepping In The Waters Off Tokyo
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Lecomte is interviewed by Aaron McHugh on the Work Life Play Podcast about his transoceanic solo swim from Tokyo to San Francisco, starting in June. Listen here. Follow Lecomte at @TheLongestSwim or at www.thelongestswim.com and on Facebook. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Ben Lecomte Ben Hooper Crossing The Ocean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Ben Lecomte is busy preparing to swim across the Pacific Ocean, Ben Hooper is preparing for his own solo swim across the Atlantic Ocean. Transoceanic solo swims are tough mentally and physically, but the logistics and operational budget are overwhelming. Both Ben’s have spent years planning and raising
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Charlotte Webby’s Appeal Fails To Get Her To Rio
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Kane Radford was able to successfully appeal and get overturned the initial decision of Swimming New Zealand to keep him from participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, his teammate Charlotte Webby was not. Radford made a convincing case of international competitiveness, but Webby has many fewer international
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Kane Is Able, A Convincing Case Of Competitiveness
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Public pressure and a convincing case of competitiveness empowered Kane Radford to successfully appeal and overturn the initial decision of Swimming New Zealand to keep him from participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. As a result, Swimming New Zealand nominated Radford to the New Zealand Olympic Committee and
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Cheryl Reinke Extends Slight Lead Under 8 Bridges
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Unlike Stage 2 when most of the swimmers failed to finish due to turbulence due to winds and a strong flood current, all 17 swimmers completed the Stage 3 in The Hudson Valley from the Mid-Hudson Bridge to the Newburgh Beacon Bridge. Rondi Davies reported, “It was another windy
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Paige Christie Overcomes Conditions At 8 Bridges
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mother Nature had her way in today’s Stage 2 during the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim between the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge and the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Rondi Davies reported on the conditions of the world’s longest competitive open water swim. “Today we had a strong headwind that created large swells
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Open Water Results In The US Olympic Team Trials
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Dana Vollmer made the USA Olympic Swim Team in the 100m butterfly today, Stephanie Peacock is still in the hunt in the 400m freestyle, seeded fifth in the finals with a time of 4:08.23 in the 400m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. But Haley Anderson just
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Getting Steve Walker To Smile After The Drop
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steve Walker did an ice mile in 2.7°C (37°F) 20 years ago in 1996. With an attempt at the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland coming up in August, Walker attempted a swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between America and neighboring Canada. But with the
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