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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After smiling at the Google Doodle‘s honoring Duke Kahanamoku, we wondered what other Google Doodles have involved swimming or the marine environment… Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Duke Kahanamoku’s Legacy – A Leg Up On The Competition Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Google gave honor to Duke Kahanamoku on its home page with a Google Doodle* on what would have been his 125th birthday. One of the most celebrated watermen in history, Kahanamoku was a Hawaii-born 5-time Olympic medalist in swimming,
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Photos courtesy of Keano Pavlosky, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Hawaii. Article courtesy of Steve Haumschild of the Kaiwi Channel Association, Hawaii. Few humans in history have experienced the Molokai (Kaiwi) Channel like Steve Haumschild and Jeff Kozlovich. Slowly and repeatedly, they have crossed the 26-mile (42 km) channel between Oahu and Molokai escorting a
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Courtesy of National Public Radio about Benoît Lecomte‘s swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo to San Francisco. Listen here for a fascinating interview. What kind of conditions is Benoît Lecomte going to face while swimming across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California? This video by Lorenzo Fonda may give visual clues: Copyright ©
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Among the many achievements Peter Tanham has done is the first two-way crossing by a man across the Rottnest Channel in 1991 (14 hours 8 minutes) and the greatest number of Rottnest Channel Swims (30). But the 55-year-old accountant from Perth – who can easily described as fit and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nadia Ben Bahtane is working mother with a dream and an inspirational story to tell. The open water swimmer from Casablanca, Morocco became the first women from Morocco to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to her homeland on April 28th this year in 4 hours 18
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Katherine Horvath has already made a name for herself in the triathlon world after she completed a full Ironman triathlon while balancing the needs of her four children, ages 9, 12, 14 and 16. The World Triathlon Corporation published her story (see here) of her 15 hour 45 minute
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 32-year-old John Royer and his younger brother Mark Royer will attempt a Molokai Channel relay tonight as their window is rapidly closing due to an incoming weather pattern. “Mark and John will do a 2-man relay under Kaiwi Channel Association relay guidelines,” describes escort Steve Haumschild. John grew up
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming heroine Keri-Anne Payne met with Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge at the SportsAid event in Glasgow, Scotland with Laura Robson on July 30th. As SportsAid’s patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge helps to shine a light on the achievements and potential of
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