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After 34 Years, The Double Roughwater Comes To A Halt Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There was always that possibility with the wintertime Double Roughwater event. Jim Anderson, race director of the 34th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim (also known locally as the Double Roughwater) has cancelled the race for […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Four years ago, 62-year-old James Tout of Austin, Texas was a far cry from achieving the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The Hawaiian Ironman, marathon runner, and English Channel swimmer was a far removed from this athletic days. But times change. “One of my doctors told me that
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Courtesy of Sajmir Rica and Simona Bertino of Albania Open Water Swimming. Sajmir Rica and Simona Bertino of Albania Open Water Swimming will organize the Trophy Ksamil Island race (2 km + 4 km + 6 km) in Albania on June 4th 2016. For more information, email info-aows@emos.al or visit www.facebook.com/albaniaopenwaterswimming and Albania Open Water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brian Curtis is the namesake for the Brian Curtis Mile, a seeded event for the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa. Curtis was one of the founding directors of Cadiz Financial Services in 1994. As a director of Cadiz, Curtis’ main role was to implement and develop Cadiz Securities’
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Courtesy of Phil White, Newport, Vermont. On Halloween October 31st, 15 Vampire Swims around the world achieved their goals. “In 15 venues around the world, the First Annual International Vampire Swim attracted up to 400 swimmers who gave blood, got their Spookies on and swam The Chilies in 15 venues including, Myrtlesville, Cork Ireland, Boston,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the open water swimming community is growing globally, the number of swimmers still pales in comparison to those who run, cycle, walk, lift weights and do a number of dryland activities and events from yoga to Pilates. Although a swimmer or two will occasionally make the front pages
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Courtesy of Raúl Casañas, Marketing Manager for Orca, creator of Best Places To Swim. Best Places To Swim developed by Orca of New Zealand is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year for its innovative and easy-to-use platform. Its software and online presence provides an exceptional twist and extraordinary value
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Video courtesy of race founder and director Kathleen Wilson, Charleston, South Carolina. Travel and Leisure Magazine gave another few reasons why the Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina is a great reason to visit this famed southern city in America. In an article about America’s Most Attractive People, Charleston was ranked third overall. “These South
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh, OIG of Great Britain is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year The Ocean Advocate keeps on pushing the bar to go places where no one has before. His feats in 2015 continued his series of swims that are nothing short of
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