Darren Miller Swimming In The Three Rivers
Courtesy of Lou Blouin and Darren Miller who talks about swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers.
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Return to the Black Velvet Under Bright Planets
Courtesy of Hank Wise, Santa Catalina Island, California. 2-time solo Catalina Channel swimmer Hank Wise reflects on tonight’s third channel attempt: “It’s with continued curiosity, authenticity, and deep gratitude that I swim this Catalina Channel crossing. This will be my third swim across this 20-mile stretch, out in front. I leave at approximately midnight [tonight]
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Turbulent Dryland Near The Catalina Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers can handle turbulent conditions with surface chop, oncoming waves, and ocean swells. But it usually rare to find signs along the coastal road – like those in Southern California near the Catalina Channel – where swimmers are warned that the land itself may move [due to
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A Floral Mix Among Men
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lexie Kelly is among the invited professional swimmers from the Americas and Europe who will compete against the local men and women at the Rei e Rainha do Mar race in Florianopolis, Brazil this weekend. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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2016 Ice Swimming German Open, Pre-Worlds
Courtesy of Ice Swimming German Open in Wöhrsee, Germany. The Wöhrsee is a lake in the town of Burghausen in Altötting in Bavaria, Germany where the second annual Ice Swimming German Open will be held before the World Ice Swimming Championships. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Hipster Hirai Hailed As Hero
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. Japan’s Yasunari Hirai had a tough morning workout and then took a train to Kochi on Shikoku Island. Far, far away from the Tokyo megapolis, Hirai went to give a motivational speech to young students who greeted him like a superstar. The hipster Tokyoite was equal parts gracious and funny,
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Happy Hipster, Hirai
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Japan’s top open water swimmer and hipster Yasunari Hirai had a lot of pressure on him at the 2015 Japan Open Water Swimming Championships near Tokyo, but the aquatic fashionista came through as expected to win. It was his fourth consecutive victory, but this one counted for a lot.
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Fran Crippen: April 17, 1984 – October 23, 2010
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A gentlemen. A hero. An inspiration. Fran Crippen leaves behind a lasting legacy. Not only as a world-class athlete, but as someone you would be proud to have as a son, brother, teammate, neighbor and friend. Fran was always there for his very close-knit family and for competitors he
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A Rocky Landing In Catalina
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With 20.2 miles (32.5 km) separating Santa Catalina Island and the Southern California mainland, there are a number of landing points on the mainland – most of which present a challenge, especially to an exhausted swimmer. There is one small stretch of sandy beach on the elegant Terranea Resort
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What Happened In Back To The Future (In Open Water)?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In “Back to the Future Part II,” Marty McFly (played by Michael J Fox) travels forward in time to October 21st 2015 in order to save his children. The But what was the open water swimming world like in October 1985? Philip Rush had yet to attempt his famed
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