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Martin Strel To Swim Around The World In 450 Days Photos by Angus McIntyre. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yesterday, Martin Strel announced his Strel’s World Swim during the Clean WaterSwim in New York. The 60-year-old Big River Man has swum down the Amazon River in 2007 (swimming 5,268 km (3,273.38 miles) through […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim Cotton, one of the founders of the Waikiki Swim Club, Waikiki Roughwater Swim and Maui Channel Swim, knows high surf and rough water conditions. Living on Oahu, where some of the largest paddle-in waves exist, Cotton has seen his share of towering waves and massive ocean swells. This
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Blood-letting Open Water Swims Courtesy of Phil White, Newport, Vermont. This coming Halloween on October 31st, Vampire Swims are coming to a beach near you as open water swimmers organize an international call for blood. Entry fee for these swims will include proof that the swimmer has donated blood within 6 weeks prior to the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bill Welzien started on his two-way attempt of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, but he swam straight into a dust storm on his return leg. Talk about expecting the unexpected. Gadi Katz remarked that it impressive that he didn’t quit. Welzien began his swim at 10:30 pm on
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gregg Bolsinger completed an 11 hour 22 minute crossing of the English Channel in 2014. The 54-year-old attorney from Cincinnati, Ohio went back to the English Channel again this summer to attempt a two-way crossing. What happened was something more profoundly special. it’s another example of the open water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Night Train Swimmers started on Monday morning and finished on Friday. Mile after mile, hour after hour, day after day, the six swimmers of the NT300 accomplished their goal of 300 non-stop miles at 5:29 am today. “We swam an unofficial 311-mile distance over our route. An audited
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Florida’s Biscayne National Park, within sight of Miami, is the continental United States’ only tropical coral reef system. It just received a boost this week when the United States government announced its new plan that includes a marine reserve zone. “The plan is a chart and guide for the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On her third attempt, more than 6 years after her first attempt, Suzie Dods successfully swam around Manhattan Island during the July 28th Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. Her 8 hour 37 minute circumnavigation enabled the San Francisco-based open water swimming coach and volunteer extraordinaire to achieve the Triple Crown
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Interview with Olympic marathon swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal, courtesy of Arena Water Instinct.
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Courtesy of Frank Fennema Photography, San Francisco Bay, California. Two independent experts are currently auditing physically and electronically the absolute exact mileage of the Night Train Swimmers latest feat at swimming 300 miles (NT300). “We are now calibrating to the inch what our distance is. We want to be certain beyond question. Our estimated time