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Video of The Deep Enders courtesy of Lynn Kubasek from San Nicolas to the California mainland. The Deep Enders Relay spanned from San Nicolas Island to San Pedro Monday October 12th into Tuesday October 13th was the first known successful swim from San Nicolas Island. Coached by Theo Schmeeckle, the sextet of Jim McConica, Tom […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The dedication and daring of ocean lifeguards has always impressed us. From the first generation of female lifeguards like Cindy Cleveland and Siga Rose to the early lifeguards in Santa Monica, California, men and women from Sydney, Australia to Ocean City, New Jersey to Denmark and South Africa has
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Courtesy of Alice Correa Ferlin, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With the arrival of the Southern Hemisphere summer, open water events in the south of Brazil starting up. On November 22nd, Itapuã Park will be the site of 100m, 1.5 km and 4 km races in the Guaiba Lagoon located in the metropolitan
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tim Ferriss has millions of followers and fans as an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. In his latest blog (Experiments in Lifestyle Design), Ferriss shared some relevant words of wisdom for open water swimmers. He writes, “To become successful, you have to say yes to a
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Courtesy of Dr. Karah Nazor, founder and race director of Swim The Suck, Tennessee. The Swim the Suck the Movie 2015 was filmed and edited by Dr. Karah Nazor’s 15-year-old biology student Robert Noble (McCallie ’18). The in-the-water GoPro clip from the Tennessee River Gorge in Chattanooga was contributed by swimmer John Copeland. Copyright ©
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year is an annual award that is meant to identify products, services, events and organizations that: (1) best support and assist open water swimmers achieve their goals, (2) are innovative, unique and beneficial to open water swimmers, race directors, coaches or administrators,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Aronson told us of his father Buddy Aronson who swam in the first 2.4-mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim in 1970 at the age of 46. “At the time, he didn’t own a pair of goggles and swam the entire race without them which he regrets,” remembered Aronson. “He also
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New York To London Swim Adventure For Ventre Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Ventre will attempt to become the first person in history to swim from New York to London. In April 2017, he will step off the shore of New York en route to raise a target of £5 million for Oxfam.
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Courtesy of Kate Webber, director and producer of KIM SWIMS. “KIM SWIMS is a documentary on Kim Chambers’ improbable path to becoming one of the most accomplished and inspiring open water swimmers in the world,” writes Kate Webber, a fellow open water swimmer. “After many years of telling stories with my still cameras, I’ve been
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How the elite athletes put on their final kick during 1 km, 5 km, 10 km or 25 km races becomes readily apparent when you observe them workout in a pool. Their speed, tenacity and mental focus are inspirational. All were very apparent when great open water swimmers like