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Courtesy of Agile LeVin, Grace Bay, Turks & Caicos. Photos show the gorgeous blue waters of Turks & Caicos by Ben Stubenberg, Becci Gardiner, and Dan Redmond as they practiced for the upcoming Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim on July 2nd. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Photos courtesy of Jose Lorvao in Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There must be something in the air – and the water – in Cuenca, Ecuador. At 2,500 meters high (8,200 feet), the beautiful city is the training ground to two of Ecuador’s – and the world’s – most accomplished
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Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Former world champion Chip Peterson won both the prestigious 1-mile Flowers Sea Swim and the subsequent 10 km marathon swim on Grand Cayman Islands this past weekend. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Even with the documentary, The Last Gold, recently launched in the United States about the drug scandals of the 1970s in competitive swimming and the ongoing issues about doping in sports, there remains difficulties in uncovering the truth among athletes and coaches who are intent on taking drugs and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 3rd Israeli Guy Cohen completed his planned 24-hour solo non-stop open water charity swim to join the 24-hour Club. “The challenge was part of an open water swim event Swim From the Heart in the east Mediterranean waters, off the coast of Haifa,” reported Ori Sela. “This
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “At the opening event of the Mountain Swim Series, Laura Aquilina swam pulling her rescue Rottweiler, Brutus of Better Paws for Brutus, in a raft. She raised money for Athletes in Tandem through Crowdfunding. Brutus previously suffered frostbite and his last owners chopped off all four of his paws,”
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ingemar Macarine completed another unprecedented swim in crossing the Cebu Strait in the Philippines. In April 2015, the Pinoy Aquaman first pioneered the Cebu Channel with a 17 km channel swim in the Visayas, from Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island to San Remegio town in northern Cebu in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Tri-Valley Masters in northern California once again hosted its annual Lake Del Valle Open Water Swims in Livermore, California. Over 600 swimmers of all ages participated in its races in a loop course that included 1.2 km, 2.5 km, 5 km and 10 km swims. The 10 km
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The artwork for the new Praia de Piatã event in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is colorful. Praia de Piatã offer a 1 km ocean sprint, 2 km ocean swimming classic, 4 km ocean swim challenge in addition to a 5 km beach run, a 1 km ocean swim + 2.5
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In yesterday’s women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race in Setúbal Bay in Portugal, teammates raced each other in addition to trying to qualify for the Rio Olympics. China’s Xin Xin (1st in 1:55:12.1) beat teammate Siyu Yan (11th in 1:56:53.20). Australia’s Chelsea Gubecka (4th in 1:55:34.30) beat teammate
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