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Courtesy of SwimBiz. SwimBiz reports that the open water swimmers at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships may have to deal with more than the world’s most competitive field in the world’s most competitive race of 2015. Reportedly, the river Kazanka that flows through the city and will be used for the open water competitions […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A 17-member relay of Japanese swimmers is managing its way across the 43 km course in the Sado Channel on the western coast of Japan. “After 6 hours 30 minutes, the team has finally reached the 17 km point against an increasingly strong wind and unexpectedly strong currents,” reports
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. BCT Gdynia Marathon 2015 has a new formula, scheduled between August 21st-23rd. Fifteen competitive swimmers will participate in 20 km Hel – Gdynia Marathon while up to 150 swimmers will compete in the 2.95 km Open Race or the 4x200m relay race or 800m Splash Race. “This year we
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Courtesy of Jamie Patrick‘s support team on The Long Swim somewhere near the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. “Jamie [Patrick] had an extraordinary swim [78-mile (125 km) attempt in the Bahamas today]. He endured nearly 18 hours in water temperatures 86-88°F (about 31°C). He saw sharks swimming directly beneath him and got stung by WAY
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Christof “Wandi” Wandratsch has succeeded in every niche of the open water world, from the English Channel to ice swimming. After setting the record for a lengthwise crossing of the Bodensee, a 66 km swim completed in 20 hours 41 minutes in July 2013, Wandratsch attempted to set the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the most basic rules of swimming across the English Channel and Catalina Channel is to clear the water at the finish. Swim all the way across the channel, but the crossing is not official until the swimmer is officially judged to clear the water with every body
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The remaining races of the 2015 Canaqua Sports Open Water Swim Series in Canada are as follows: *Ian McCloy Island Swim in Sudbury on Ontario on July 19th *Swim Splash Innisfil on Innisfil Beach in Ontario on July 25th *Swim Splash Georgina – De La Salle Beach in Jacksons
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I am touched to be a part of this celebration of determination, courage, joy and skill. Throughout my own journey of overcoming the odds, it’s truly an inspiring moment to join these incredible athletes as they come to Los Angeles to compete and accomplish so many victories,” so says
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only is the water of the Red River of the North muddy and churned up, but the winding river makes it impossible to see the distance from afar. Veer left, veer right, hug one shore, then the other. Stroke after stroke, feed after feed, mile after mile, hour
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Darren Miller attempted the toughest form of a Sub-32 Marathon this weekend in Pennsylvania. While American Fran Crippen and Australian Chris Palrey have both done Lifetime Sub-32 Marathons (i.e., the completion of both a Sub-3 marathon run and a Sub-3 marathon swim over the course of one’s lifetime), Miller
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