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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of Kate Radville, Charles River Swimming Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts. We have traveled the world on business, occasionally visiting cities from San Francisco to San Antonio, from Chicago to Clearwater, and working out with masters swim teams. Usually the fastest lanes comprise of former competitive swimmers, from Olympians to NCAA Division I athletes, swimming fast […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Steve Minaglia from Honolulu, Hawaii was heading to Puerto Rico on another medical business trip and had a plan to gain back his mojo. Since he just flew from Hawaii to Puerto Rico in order to teach a surgery course at the local medical school, he is planning
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2016 Murray Rose Malabar Magic Ocean Swim winner of the senior Swimmer with a Disability Award Dr Helen Smith, Neil McLennan with Patrons James Pittar, Louise Sauvage, and Daniel Kowalski. Cormac Guthrie and Matt Fernandez at the 2016 Murray Rose Malabar Magic Ocean Swim Under 19s water polo team through NIS NSW at the 2016
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Courtesy of Penny Dain, London Marathon Events. Swim Serpentine is a new 2-day open water swimming festival that will be held in Hyde Park’s Serpentine in London on September 24th-25th. Hugh Brasher, Event Director for London Marathon Events, says: “Our aim is to grow Swim Serpentine into the largest open water swimming event in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Oru Kayak did it. The innovative company led by designer Anton Willis solved a huge issue for open water swimmers who wish to swim with an escort in far-away places…or even waters near their home. Willis created the Oru Kayak, a watertight 12-foot long kayak that folds in a
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Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Yakutsk, Russia. In preparation for his 52m Under Ice Swimming challenge in Yakutsk, Russia, Irish ice swimmer Ger Kennedy had to stress his body and mind in ways in which he had never experienced before. Despite having completed an ice mile, ice kilometer, and other winter swimming endeavors on the surface
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Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Yakutsk, Russia. Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 km south of the Arctic Circle, was the site of Irish ice swimmer Ger Kennedy‘s lastest open water adventure. After his ice mile and other ice swimming endeavors performed on the surface of the water, Kennedy was looking for something
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We could not imagine that two differing organizations like the United States Lifesaving Association and USA Triathlon would team up in a visionary partnership. The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) is America’s non-profit, professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers and lifesaving professionals. Its members works to
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Courtesy of Winter Swimming World Championship 2016, Tyumen, Siberia, Russia.
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