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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Yakutsk, Russia. Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 km south of the Arctic Circle, is the site of Irish ice swimmer Ger Kennedy‘s next open water adventure. After his ice mile and other ice swimming endeavors performed on the surface of the water, Kennedy was looking for something […]
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We love it when Olympic pool swimming champions find their way to the open water. From Gertrude Ederle, Shane Gould and Sandy Neilsen-Bell to Rebecca Soni and Brooke Bennett, these incredible champion pool athletes have found their way to the open water – via event management, post-career training or
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Courtesy of Shereen Bartlett, SPAR River Mile Festival, South Africa. The SPAR River Festival started in 1924 by AE Murrell in Redhouse on the Swartkops River in South Africa and has been held ever since. South Africa’s oldest open water swimming race, the Festival also includes a triathlon, running, and biking events. The incomparable 82-year-old
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Professor Viktor Moskvin has swum at unusual places: across the Bering Strait between Russia and the U.S.A., across the Strait of Magellan, and a 3.5 km swim in 1 hour 5 minute in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca in 2007 in 6°C water. His high-altitude swim in Lake Titicaca was done
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Courtesy of Travesía a nado de las Islas Cíes, Vigo, Spain. The Travesía a nado de las Islas Cíes is a 10 km marathon swim held in Vigo, Spain. Top 10 Results (2015): 1. Juan Carlos Rios Perez 2:30:46 2. Mikel Mangas Beobide 2:31:25 3. Julio Lopez Navarro 2:31:53 4. Javier Martinez Rodriguez 2:32:01 5.
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Courtesy of Kane Kossew, Cape Town, South Africa. Capetonian open water swimmer Theodore Yach will attempt his 100th Robben Island crossing in March 2016. The 58-year-old has yet to set the exact date due to weather conditions. Yach will be welcomed at Three Anchor Bay beach by the likes of Premier Helen Zille, International Conservation
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Courtesy of Laura’s Lens, Waipiʻo Valley, Big Island, Hawaii. Waipiʻo Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Waipiʻo means “curved water” in the Hawaiian language. It was the capital and permanent residence of many early Hawaiian aliʻi (kings). The valley floor at sea level is almost 610
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Two Miles Deep is a documentary by James Toomey that will be featured at the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival (tickets are available here) on March 10th. Toomey dives to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to showcase a world full of beauty and complexity through live action film and animation.
Beneath Wallace's Line Trailer from Nick Dean & Cheryl Dean on Vimeo. Beneath Wallace’s Line is a film by Nick and Cheryl Dean that will be featured at the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival (tickets are available here) on March 10th. Wallace’s Line is the demarcation in Indonesia separating Asian from Australian terrestrial species.
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