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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Talk about stepping it up at the age of 60. Canadian Robin Lajoie is a triathlete, endurance runner and open water swimmer from Hamilton, Ontario. He began swimming butterfly in the open water years ago and will next attempt a 24-hour all-butterfly swim in Canada on August 5th. “He’s […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It all begins with the first stroke…or so it is said. But planning for a long swim or a triathlon begins even earlier. Usually over a coffee or a meal. Usually over someone’s house or at a restaurant. Swimmers, friends and trusted advisers brainstorm about locations, swim directions, prevailing
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Courtesy of People’s Daily, China. The People’s Daily reported on July 12th that 1,200 people swam across the Han River in memory of 49th anniversary of Mao Zedong‘s historic swim in the Yangtze River. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services. Success cannot always be measured by a finish line. On July 11th, Team 210oSOUTHWEST set off from Cushendal to travel to the Mull of Kintyre for the start of their Dál Riata channel crossing attempt. First attempted in 1928 by Mercedes Gleitze, the 17 km
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “We had another great race in Turks & Caicos this year with far more people,” reports Ben Stubenberg at the Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim. “The race seems it has really caught on.” “Six years ago in 2010, the first Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim could
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Sunday Fun at the Farallones. from Kimberley Chambers on Vimeo.Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How open water swimmers can change mindsets while opening up an entirely new part of Planet Earth for fun, frolicking and freestyling. Previously, the Farallon Islands were only a destination for a very small handful of swimmers who challenged themselves
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Courtesy of Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi – Turkish Olympic Committee.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Radio advertisements, billboard advertisements, LAX International Airport advertisements are introducing the residents of Southern California to the upcoming Special Olympics World Summer Games this month. Along with United States First Lady Michelle Obama and entertainer Stevie Wonder, ESPN will broadcast the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the World Summer
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Night Train Swimmers completed the first circumnavigation swim around the Farallon Islands today in a historic first. “We finally made it [great white] sharks and all,” said Vito Bialla. “The swim course is through the opening at Devil’s Teeth about a mile around the northerneastern tip of the
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