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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Body surfing, yes. Marathon swimming, yes. Olympics, twice. Surf lifesaving, iconic hero. Model, done that. World Championships, been there. 34-year-old Ky Hurst has been around the world and is as comfortable on and in the ocean as any other waterman. But he has made a major change from running […]
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Come To Me Courtesy of Suzanne Samuels, mother of Charlotte Samuels, the youngest person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. “Come to me,” I urged, scuttling back and forth along the narrow edge of the deck, signaling over and over to my daughter where she should be. Charlotte [Samuels] had been in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chloë McCardel just completed 3 separate crossings of the English Channel in less than 7 days, and is now physically and mentally ready for a non-stop three-way crossing of the Channel in August. Not since Alison Streeter became the first woman to complete a 3-way crossing (in 34 hours
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgette Hobart is setting off on an unprecedented 11-stage 167-mile Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge (or The 5 Majors & The 6 Minors Swimming for a Cause). She will start on July 11th and attempt to swim across all 11 New York Finger Lakes. “The goal is to promote
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water can’t keep a good man down. Mark Perry, who formerly led British Swimming, is now leading the Canadian open water swimming team at the 2015 Pan American Games. Together with Richard Weinberger, the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim bronze medalist, Eric Hedlin, the 2013 FINA World Championships
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship was published in 1908, written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement. Scouting for Boys was based on Baden-Powell’s boyhood experiences, his experience with the Mafeking Cadet Corps during the Second Boer War, and on
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. MyFitnessPal and MapMyFitness, two health-tracking apps, compiled information from a total of 85 million users in America to rank the healthiest states in the country. Data on Americans’ dies and exercise patterns were analyzed and then rated based on four dietary factors (consumed calories, sodium, fiber, and sugar) and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sam Plum, Jason Betley, Helen Gibbs, Helen Liddle, and Debbie Taylor accomplished what they set out to do: swim the longest lakes in Scotland, England and Wales. It had never been done before and they wanted to do something different. Like explorers of previous generations and many others in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If we were to swim across the Catalina Channel, there would definitely be one day out of the year that would be absolutely fantastic to make the attempt. On the fourth of July, there are several dozens of fireworks shows that start after sundown. These shows are sponsored by
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. South African Madswimmers Jean Craven, Juandre Human, Hardi Wilkins and Megan Harrington-Johnson crossed the highest water body in Africa, Lewis Tarn at 4700 meters above sea level high up on the slopes in Mount Kenya in 6.5°C water. We asked them about their exploit. Daily News of Open Water
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