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Courtesy of Steph Cox, Chillswim Coniston in Coniston in the Lake District of England.. Solo Sports Brands will sponsor Chillswim for the next three years and will be the title sponsor of the arena Coniston End to End Swim. Chillswim, based in the Lake District, is a global leader in the open water swimming community. […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We do not believe Lynne Cox. That statement in itself is sacrilegious. Statements by one of the greatest swimmers – and certainly the most eloquent aquatic adventurers – of this generation and arguably of any generation – are taken at face value. That is, what she says and writes
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 12th in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, the second and final qualification race to select the remaining 15 male finalists for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held. Who will make the Olympic final? These are our wild guesses: Firstly, no additional
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 11th in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, the second and final qualification race to select the remaining 15 female finalists for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held. Who will make the Olympic final? These are our wild guesses: Firstly, no additional
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On June 11th and 12th in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, the second and final qualification race to select the finalists for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held. The first qualification race was held in Kazan, Russia where the top 10 finishers qualified
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA’s Technical Open Water Swimming Committee approved several changes at its last meeting: * The FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships will have three different age groups: 14-15 years, 16-17 years, and 18-19 years * the 14-15 year age group will compete in a 5 km race *
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is no better representation of the global nature of open water swimming than the composition of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. There is a representative from Asia: Hong Kong (Ronnie Wong) There are representatives from South America: Ecuador (Jorge Delgado), Argentina (Fernando Terrilli), and Brazil (Christiane
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Emily Brunemann has been at the top of the American distance swimming community, pool or open water, for nearly a decade. After winning the NCAA title for her alma mater, the University of Michigan, she entered the open water swimming arena and became the first American woman to win
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Collins Press has published Wild Swimming In Ireland, a description of 50 places to swim in rivers, lakes and the sea by ILDSA observer Maureen McCoy and renowned photographer Paul McCambridge. They are celebrating their launch on May 17th at the Cardan Bar and Grill in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristin Jones from Arizona and Stephen Rouch from Indiana earned the famed S.C.A.R. Buckles for the fastest cumulative times over the 4-day, 4-lake, 4-stage S.C.A.R. Challenge in Arizona. The Saguaro Lake (9.5 miles or 15.2 km), Canyon Lake (9 miles or 14.4 km), Apache Lake (17 miles or 27.3
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