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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jack Burnell finished fifth* in the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim. He was happy to qualify and certainly among the 2016 medal favorites, but disappointed at his final placing. But he has an Olympian’s […]
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Courtesy of Jamie Patrick, Swim Camp Catalina, offshore Southern California on Two Harbors in Santa Catalina Island. Scott Zornig, Lynn Kubasek and Jamie Patrick announced their Swim Camp Catalina III. The Search for the Mystical Mermaid 4-day camp will be held between November 10th and 13th, from Thursday to Sunday in Two Harbors on Santa
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. People write, people talk, people present all the time. Some write about training, racing, kayaking and crewing. Some write about what to eat and what to drink or how to pace or how to do dryland training. But when we want to learn about the open water,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2.5 km, 5 km and 10 km Big Brutal Swim is held in the glacially formed Llyn Padarn, the sixth deepest lake in Wales. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kromme River Descent is a 2-day 14 km stage swim in the Kromme River in South Africa with 6 km on Day One and 8 km on Day Two. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Ventre announced that his New York to London Swim crowdfunding campaign ended with £20,565. “I would like to thank everyone for contributing to make this [transoceanic swim campaign] a huge success. I am incredibly humbled by your generosity. The team will now work on getting your rewards out
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Superstorm Jonas – Look Both Ways DownWinder from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo. What is an open water swimmer and waterman to do in a storm? Paddle about town. “The gym was closed, but the roads are always open.” Copyright © 2015 by Bruckner Chase
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Courtesy of Nicolene Steynberg of the Madswimmers, South Africa. When South African swimmers – from ice swimmers to national champions – take to the pool, they sometimes take things to the extreme, unselfishly. 29 swimmers swam 24 hours in a 50m pool between January 22nd and 23rd as a Madswimmer charity event. 15 completed the
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Pádraig Mallon Delivers A Message Out Of The Ordinary Courtesy of Jacqueline McClelland in Northern Ireland, California. The uniqueness and inspirational value of the Step Out of the Ordinary Blue Envelope Challenge was recognized locally and internationally. Locally, the Newry & Mourne District Council Sports Awards gave the campaign a Special Achievement Award and the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 60-year-old Slovenian Martin Strel plans to swim 24,000 miles across 107 countries starting in March 2016. The 450-day stage swim will cover the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Red Sea, the English Channel, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal while Strel swims between 5 and 12
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