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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If Neptune (Roman god) and Poseidon (Greek god) both set aside their tridents and raced in the open water, who might win in this mythical competition? We believe Neptune would probably take a race in the fresh water (lakes and rivers) while Poseidon would probably lord over a race […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. April 16th 2016 is the date for the 19th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. “With our waters warming to 80°F+ in late April, we’ve decided to move a couple weeks forward so the water temps will be about 72°F- 78°F. Hopefully,” reports race director Ron
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jan Kozubek is an open water swimming official from the Czech Republic. He was appointed to a 4-year term as a member of the Czech Swimming Federation (ČSPS) Executive Committee for open water swimming. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While English Channel swimmers know to leave their signatures at the White Horse Inn, people who visit Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer‘s home on the shores of Lake Cane also know the tradition is alive and well in Florida. Over 1,400 swimmers visited his house in May this year. “There are
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Pacific And Atlantic Transoceanic Swims To Begin Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. November 1st 2015 is going to be a totally unique and special day for open water swimming on the world’s stage. Over in Tokyo, Japan, Ben Lecomte will start The Longest Swim across the Pacific Ocean while over in Dakar, Sénégal, Ben
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kenniz Ng puts in both the air miles and ocean miles. Ng is an open water swimmer and endurance athlete from Hong Kong who competed in both the Swim Challenge Cascais in Portugal and the Sheko Challenge in Hong Kong. He also participated in the 14.5 km Clean Half
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Curriculum Offerings Of Open Water Swimming University Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “As the World Open Water Swimming Association swimmers and coaches certification program transitions to a more comprehensive offering, it hopes to inspire and educate swimmers, triathletes, coaches and support crew about the details, challenges and joys of open water swimming,” explained Steven
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are certain hallowed grounds in the open water swimming world: the shores of Waikiki (Hawaii), Bondi Beach (Australia), Atami (Japan), Dover (Great Britain), Cap Gris Nez (France), Costa Brava (Spain), La Jolla (California), and the slipway at the Midmar Dam (South Africa). Walk up or down these famed
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 28th Traversée Dakar-Gorée is the signature event of the open water swimming season in Sénégal, annually held at the end of September. Over 500 Senegalese swimmers, expatriates and foreigners participated in this year’ 4.5 km and 5.2 km races at Voile d’Or. The events are organized by the
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Courtesy of Gordon Gridley, Salt Lake Open Water, Utah. Chad Starks was finally able to walk upon the shores of France in his swimsuit, cap and goggles on September 20th. “After years of training, Chad finally got to live his dream and successfully swim the English Channel. He was pushed much further to the east
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