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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristin Jones (Arizona), Kimberly Plewa (New Jersey), Sarah Thomas (Colorado), Chris Greene (Georgia), and John Humenik (Pennsylvania) will tackle the ‘City of Steel’ 30K Three Rivers Marathon Swim (#3RMS) on August 1st in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Race founder Darren Miller explains, “Beginning under the Roberto Clemente Bridge by PNC Park, […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilot Mike Cochran, Christopher Steele, Patrick Steele, Greg Phillips and Mike Dougan escorted Tommy Steele across Lake Erie from Long Point in Ontario, Canada to Freeport Beach in Pennsylvania. The 24.3 km swim took Steele 11 hours 50 minutes, observed by the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association. “We
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A cada brazada: el azul interminable is a Spanish-language book by Nora Toledano and Antonio Argüelles that describes their channel crossings and colorfully equates their channel swimming experiences to a survival in the sea of life. The book is now published in English, With Each Stroke: The Endless Blue
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Consistency is usually the hallmark of marathon swimmers. But Angela Maurer has taken consistency to a unique level over the last 15 years. At the 2000 FINA World Championships, she finished third in 5:30:08 (less than 3 seconds from gold). In 2001, she finished third in 6:06:19 (9 minutes
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Championships Trophy is given to the top open water swimming nation at the FINA World Championships. Scores are added up based on the top 12 finishers in the 5 km solo swim, 5 km team pursuit, 10 km Olympic qualifying race, and 25 km marathon swim. Russia has
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Germany’s Rob Muffels and Christian Reichert pulled their teammate Isabelle Härle) along to win the 2015 FINA World Championships 5 km team pursuit event in 55:14.4. How fast was able to swim in collaboration with her teammates? Consider that Haley Anderson won the women’s 5 km race in 58:48.4,
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Simon Dominguez Is Circled And Pulle Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 27 miles after starting under the Golden Gate Bridge, Simon Dominguez was crushing it, swimming well on schedule and according to plan as he plowed through the waves towards the Farallon Islands. “But three miles from the finish, a circling Great White Shark
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Now that the sprint is over; now that the Olympic qualification race is over; it is time for the always-enjoyable-to-watch 5 km team pursuit race (officially named the Mixed 5 km Team Event) to be held at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Three swimmers from each country, with at
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30 Most Influential People in Swimming + 3 Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. USA Swimming and Speedo USA announced a list of the 30 Most Influential People in Swimming over the Past 30 Years in an effort to recognize those who have significantly impacted swimming into its current position as the most popular Olympic
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nothing is more fundamental in channel swims than for a swimmer to have a support crew, escort boat and pilot. Kayakers, feeders, and pace swimmers are also occasionally part of the marathon swimming package. But Dr. Chris Lechner is ditching the human elements of marathon swimming. He is stripping
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