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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Howard James (née Keech) has that undeniable look of a channel swimmer: a look of determination and intense focus coupled with a sense of adventure and a dash of unbridled joy. But when it comes to number 13, James seems to cross paths with that (lucky) number plenty of […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Ivan Enderica Ochoa and Samantha Arevalo both represented their native Ecuador well at the recent Olympic 10 km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, there was another swimmer who represented her country at such a high level for the first time. Merle Liivand made Estonian open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Minius IV Travesía A Nado or the XIII Circuíto Galego de Augas Abertas is a series of open water swim in Area Recreativa Os Robles Lugo in Galicia, the northwest corner of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean. * Travesía 1500m sin Neopreno * Travesía 1500m con Neopreno * Minius
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The III Circuito de Travesías a nado Gijón 2016 begins in June and continues until Christmas morning. June 29th: 1.6 km Travesía de San Pedro from Playa de Poniente to Santa Olaya July 10th: 4 km Travesía Playas de Gijón from Playa de L’Arbeyal to Playa de San Lorenzo August 6th: 2 km Travesía del
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Beth French is a 39-year-old British swimmer, motivational speaker, and coach. The 24-hour Club member plans to become the first person to complete a Calendar Year Oceans Seven. Her schedule for the Calendar Year Oceans Seven is as follows: 1. North Channel scheduled for 6 September 2016 2. Catalina
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Former England cricket captain Allan Lamb entered the inaugural Swim Serpentine that will be held in London on September 24th. The 61-year-old, a 20+ year veteran who played more than 200 times for England in both Test and One-Day formats, is a newbie to open water swimming. “I’m excited
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Braden won the opening stage in the one-mile race on the 2016 Reef & Run series that are held on Thursday evenings on East Beach in Santa Barbara, California. The ocean swim distances are 500 yards, 1 km and 1 mile while the biathlon is a 1 km
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Cover photo courtesy of Tomer Anvi. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Trio Triumphs Across Dál Riata Channel Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon between Mull of Kintyre and Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. The Dál Riata Channel Swim, previously known as the Mull of Kintyre Swim, is a newer and shorter 17 km channel swim between Mull of Kintyre in Scotland to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. The 10.5-mile crossing was
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Spyros Rois is a teacher whose job is to educate his students about physical education. He took 5 days to demonstrate to them what the human body is capable of. He completed an unprecedented five-day stage swim from the port of Pireaus to the island of Poros across the
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