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Courtesy of © Sophie Rouillon Photography, Hong Kong. Open water swimming is raw. Open water swimming is simple. Open water swimming is pure. The sport pits an athlete and the open water in a venue that can range from tranquil to turbulent. There are safety boats and safety personnel, but equipment is limited to a […]
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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. “After many years of telling stories with my still cameras, I’ve been working on directing and producing
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Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Around Charleston Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Charleston, South Carolina. The fifth annual Swim Around Charleston (SAC) was held on September 26th with a noon time start. Cheryl Reinke of Rock Hill, South Carolina was the overall winner in a time of 4:41.16 for the 12-mile effort. The Swim Around Charleston is
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The Deep Enders Heading Towards The California Coast Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Deep Enders are a group of ocean-loving adults from Ventura, California [see below]. Six of them are currently swimming from San Nicholas Island to Point Vicente on the California mainland, in an unprecedented attempt at swimming 70.1 miles (112.8 km)
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A new swim has come to the South Africa open water swimming calendar: the Benguela Cove Lagoon Swim held on the Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate in Hermanus. The 1- and 3-mile races will be held on October 18th. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cecilia Schütte said, “My mission is to use extreme swimming to inspire people to shrug off their fear and to push the boundaries of the body’s capacity to endure. The Message of Hope is such an inspiring book with great messages of of hope from all athletes to anyone.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Ana Marcela Cunha and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil went 1-2 in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Chu’an, China, it was an especially sweet victory when teammate Allan Do Carmo barely out-touched German Thomas Lurz to win. For Brazil to sweep any race from now
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It would be a dream finish in Copacabana Beach at next year’s Rio Olympic Games if Ana Marcela Cunha and teammate Poliana Okimoto came down the finish chute together, capturing the gold and silver medals in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. That is precisely what Ana Marcela Cunha did
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After getting stopped by winds and weather a few weeks ago on their first attempt, Anthony McCarley and support team never ever got off the California coast. But with the Navy’s permission, they gathered once again off the California coast for a swim amid the California Channel Islands. It
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Cape had a huge goal: to swim for the longest known distance in a freshwater setting together with her friend and training partner, Susan Simmons. Simmons had gained great acclaim for her 32-hour 70 km two-way crossing of Canada’s Cowichan Lake in 2014 because of her multiple sclerosis.
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