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Adherbal de Oliveira I Canal da Mancha September 2015 from Coruja Filmes on Vimeo. With a massive upward trajectory of open water swimming in Brazil, especially in the build-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, it is not surprising that more and more Brazilians are venturing overseas to do all kinds of open water swims. […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As the online voting for the 2015 WOWSA Awards comes to an end, thousands of individuals have voted. * 26,213 individuals to date have voted for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. * 18,197 individuals to date have voted for the 2015 World Open Water
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IMPACT from Bluearth production on Vimeo. We cannot think of a more dramatic, more exciting, more courageous, more adrenalin-generating start to an open water swim than a high cliff dive. IMPACT showcases cliff diver Lionel Franc in the moments before, during and after his high dive in Marseille, southeast France. Directed by Jean-Charles Granjon and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Marathon Swimmers Federation produced its second annual calendar featuring marathon swimmers from around the world. The impressive US$20 calendar features the following well-known swimmers and photographers in some well-known open water venues: January: 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, Stage 5. Photo by Andrew Malinak. February: Anthony McCarley, Catalina
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Risso Waterpolo Camp Malta organize a 6 km open water swim from Gozo to Malta in some of the cleanest, clearest waters in the Mediterranean Sea on July 5th 2016. For details, contact richard@rissowaterpolocamp.com. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Julia Camargo of Effect Sports has huge responsibilities this coming year. Not only does she handle all kinds of logistical and operational issues at the King and Queen of the Sea events in Brazil, but she also is helping the United States Olympic Committee as well as the Canadian
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Ventre wants to become the first person in history to complete a transoceanic swim from New York to London. If all goes to plan, he will step off the shore of New York in April 2017 en route to raise a target of £5 million for Oxfam. “My
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Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine about its Open Water Swimmer of the Year Jordan Wilimovsky, California. To purchase a back issue of the November 2015 issue of Swimming World Magazine, visit here.
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Swimming World Magazine Covers Fran Crippen Loss Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine. Back issue of the Swimming World Magazine February 2015 issue can be purchased here.
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