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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Douglas McConnell will face whales, sharks, jellyfish, giant ocean swells, salt water, tropical heat, Portuguese man o war, whitecaps that can crest over 2 meters, and a whole host of other issues in the Molokai Channel that he is not accustomed to training in the state of Illinois. How […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When she was known as Amanda Adkins, there were very few people in the world who could swim as fast as she could. Over the course of her 16-year competitive swimming career, Adkins was an American collegiate champion, a finalist at the Olympic Games, an American record holder, and
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Courtesy of Gerry Rodrigues, Tower 26, Santa Monica Beach, California. The Be Race Ready podcast episode #6 is ready. Coach Gerry Rodrigues focuses on the architecture of the swimming stroke in this sixth episode – which can be easy for some triathletes and difficult for others. He explains how propulsion is related to tautness and
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Courtesy of Thanyapura Phuke, Phuket, Thailand. It is always cool and an honor when the local leading or national politicians are present at the end of an open water swim. Swedish Ultraman world champion Jonas Colting completed his 8-stage 120 km charity Swim Around Phuket in Thailand today. “We are proud that someone has made
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Prior to 1991, open water swimming was not part of the FINA world championship schedule. But in 1991, the open water swimmers took part in the world championships Down Under along with the pool swimmers, water polo players, divers and synchronized swimmers. It was a modest start with only
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Carl Kawauchi of Honolulu swam the 8.5-mile Pailolo Channel from Maui to Molokai on his fourth career channel in the Hawaiian Islands. Kawauchi has also crossed the Auau Channel (Maui to Lanai), the Kalohi Channel (Molokai to Lanai) and the Alalakeiki Channel (Kahoolawe to Maui). Due to the swells
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. World open water swimming records for certain distances or in particular venues are not kept by FINA or other governing bodies simply because of the dynamic nature of open water venues. Competitions can differ in actual length, water conditions, water temperature, weather conditions, the presence of jellyfish, the position
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Viola Valli is one of the most successful female open water swimmers in history who has yet to be recognized by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. At the top of her game around the turn of the 21st century, Valli won golds, silvers, and bronzes at the
