The Heroism Of Shavarsh Karapetyan
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An Open Water Swim Of 70 Tons
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nejib Belhedi first pulled a few children on a small boat. Then he pulled a camel. Then he pulled a 22-ton boat. Then he planned on pulling a 50-ton ship 200 meters in the Ultimate World Iron Swim Challenge in Port El Kantaoui on December 23rd. But Belhedi went
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The Cold Facts Of Winter Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Before the 2016 Big Chill Swim International Winter Swimming World Cup, Lewis Pugh, OIG will headline the WOWSA Awards on Friday February 5th at the Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel and Marina in Windermere, England. Pugh will speak at the evening ceremony and present the WOWSA Awards. Chillswim Director
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Warm-water Swimmers Head Towards The Ice
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. World champion Shelley Taylor-Smith did dozens of marathon swims in warm water. World champion Petar Stoychev won one of the most difficult and warmest marathon swims in history – the infamous 25 km World Championships in Shanghai, China in water between 30-32ºC. They will join some of the world’s
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16 Hours 23 Minutes In The North Channel
Courtesy of johnyG ION, Ion Lazarenco in the North Channel. “[Above is a] short video of my swim from Ireland to Scotland which took 16 hours 23 minutes on November 8th 2015,” says Ion Lazarenco. “On this day 10 years ago, my Mother Iulia passed away and I dedicate this swim in her memory …
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Seeing Is Believing
Courtesy of The Aquatic World with Philippe Cousteau.
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Jelly On The Head
Courtesy of Stephen Gilchrist Glover, Stunt performer and comedian. Ocean swimmers know that jellyfish are to be avoided if at all possible. Their stings can range from irritating to deadly. Steve-O is most definitely a celebrity and not an open water swimmer. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Fast, Dark And Cold
Courtesy of Maxim Kamenskikh, referee at the 2015 Tyumen Open Water Cup, Siberia, Russia. With the water at nearly 0ºC at the late-night Tyumen Open Water Cup medley relay in Siberia, the individual swimmers were flying.
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Don’t Pet The Turtles
Courtesy of Brave Wilderness on the alligator snapping turtle. Ocean swimmers occasionally see sea turtles swimming underneath them in tropical coastal waters. The green sea turtles never really get close enough to the swimmers in an encounter of any sort. But open water swimmers definitely do not want to get too close to the alligator
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Record Sell-Out For The Lake Argyle Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Lake Argyle Swim, held in Western Australia, only took 2 hours to sell out. A record number of team (99) and team members (423 swimmers, paddlers and pilots) will participate in the 2016 event. * 33 solo swimmers will participate in the 10 km race while 6 swimmers
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