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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Like actors Michael Caine or Kevin Bacon, Evgenij Pop Acev always seems to be seen everywhere. The Macedonian marathon swimmer always shows up and competes in the major marathon races around the world. He never quits and always performs well, but 2015 was definitely his Academy Award-winning year. The […]
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Courtesy of Frank Fennema Photography, San Francisco Bay, California. As the Night Train Swimmers continue to swim all around San Francisco Bay day and night, their provisions are replenished by deliveries via a supply boat during the NT300. “We receive daily deliveries. It is all fantastic. My wife Linda surprises us each day,” explains Captain
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Courtesy of Frank Fennema Photography, San Francisco Bay, California. The Night Train Swimmers are progressing ever so steadily to their goal of 300 miles. They have now reportedly crossed the 200-mile mark according to Captain Vito Bialla. “We are going to our berth tank up while our swimmer treads water or swims back and forth,”
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Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, San Pedro Channel, California. Victoria ‘Tori’ Gorman of Australia completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel on September 5th in 12 hours 41 minutes to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Gorman swam the English Channel in 2012 as a fundraiser to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Frank Levy zig-zagged his way across the English Channel in 12 hours 40 minutes on August 11th under the escort of Reg Brickell, Jr. to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. In 2013, the triathlete and American open water swimmer knocked off the Manhattan Island circumnavigation with
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On day #2 of the Night Train 300, Captain Vito Bialla reported that the Night Train 300 relay (NT300) has already completed 142.86 statute miles at the 48-hour point. After a rather rough first night with turbulence, tranquility and bright blue skies have greeted Grace van der Byl, Dave
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The SwimCross is an open water swimming lake competition with 4 obstacles along the course with an in-the-water start and run-on-land finish. In each heat, 10 athletes race together. The final pit the best 8 women and best 8 men together in Strandbad in Uster Zurich, Switzerland. Top Men
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Courtesy of Steph Cox, Chillswim Coniston in Coniston in the Lake District of England.. A beautiful day in the Lake District greeted swimmers from as far afield as Singapore, Jersey, and the far north of Scotland as well as a host of Cumbrians in the Lake District National Park’s Coniston Water on September 5th for
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yuta Tsuboi became the first Japanese male swimmer to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. “I’m in pain all over, but it feels good!,” said the CIBBOWS swimmer who lives in New York. Historical footnote: Dr. Sakura Hingley was the first Japanese swimmer to complete the Triple
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Courtesy of Vito Bialla, Night Train Swimmers, California. On day #2 of the Night Train 300, Captain Vito Bialla who estimates that he will only sleep 2-3 hours per 24-hour period as he pulls in double duty as the pilot and a swimmer, reports, “We are at 50 miles and all is good. There were
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