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Olympian Karolina Szczepaniak Is En Route From Poland To Öland, Sweden

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Karolina Szczepaniak celebrated her 33rd birthday as she was preparing for her 172 km assisted marathon swim in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The two-time Polish Olympic swimmer […]

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Pure Grit. Brian Foster Pioneers a Fastnet Rock Three-way Crossing

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Brian Foster, at 16 years 10 months, completed the second two-way crossing of the North Channel in 24 hours 50 minutes, the first for a male and the first of the Northern Ireland-Scotland-Ireland route. He spoke with Ned Denison of the IMSHOF

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Jessica Kieras Crosses The English Channel Backwards

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Three years ago, Jessica Kieras (45, USA, MSF bio here, @jesskieras) swam across the English Channel in 10 hours 21 minutes. On August 9th, Kieras crossed the again – but this time, she swam backstroke, finishing in 11 hours 26 minutes. She prepared well for the fastest backstroke crossing by a women, and second fastest

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Christie Ciraulo, A Mighty Mermaid In The Open Water And Pool

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Christie Ciraulo has been swimming all her life and risen to the top of her age group for several decades now, both in the pool and open water. She has served in various capacities locally and nationally among her US Masters Swimming colleagues for decades, volunteering and organizing all kinds of events. She works to

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After 40 Days and 40 Nights, Avram Iancu Completes His Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Across Europe

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On August 8th after a start on June 29th, Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) completed his 556 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims after he swam 556 km along the Main River until the Danube Canal over the last 40 days. His stage swim that was documented daily on his Facebook page (see here). This

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Sold-out Field Celebrates the Legacy of Patrick Woepse

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The life and legacy of 31-year-old Patrick Woepse, a UCLA water polo player and channel swimmer, was remembered at a 2.5 km memorial ocean swim in Newport Beach, California today.

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Blue IQ With Bruckner Chase and NOAA

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“Beaches are fun, but there can be hidden dangers, even on sunny, storm-free days. The safest beach daybegins with preparation, coastal visitors may travel to the beach only once or twice a year, making themunfamiliar with local wave dynamics and currents,” recommends Bruckner Chase, CEO of Ocean Positive Foundation (@bruckneriii). I Can Swim “I can

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5-Year Wait For Tina Deeken and Tobias Prüßner Ends In IJsselmeerzwemmarathon

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Tina Deeken (21.5 km) and Tobias Prüßner (30 km) swim through the lakes and canals in Súdwest-Fryslân, guided by Martine Stam of MMSports.

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Hector Pardoe Swims Across Great Britain’s 3 Biggest Lakes In A Day

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Two-time Olympic marathon swimmer Hector Pardoe (24, Great Britain, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here) just returned from the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. After competing in the 10 km race in the 30°C water of Sentosa island in Singapore, he shifted his gears to three colder water solo swims. He set his sights on

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