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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Renowned coach Don Watson was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame two years ago and will be similarly honored this month by the International Swimming Hall of Fame in its induction weekend. Relatively few individuals have had the honor to be dual inductees, honored by both […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 3rd Annual Ocean Games will take place in Ocean City, Maryland on July 18th for 1-, 3-, or 9-mile swims to benefit the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program that helps fund research and awareness for traumatic brain injuries. “We’re pleased to present our 4th freestyle stroke
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann has a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hanging the marathon swimming royalty in coolish or colder water where some of the tougher and more iconic marathon swims are held. “When I have to tell people that I travel north to get to a swim event in
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Courtesy of Wyatt Song, high up on the Tibetan Plateau. Pádraig Mallon called his swim with Wyatt Song, Milo McCourt and many Chinese a very technically difficult short (500m) swim across the Yellow River at an altitude of 2,200 meters on the Tibetan Plateau in northwest China. High up at an altitude of 2,200 meters
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 6 Swim 4 Peace is a 280 km all-female relay in the Mediterranean Sea scheduled for October. They will start 30 miles north of Port Said, Egypt, swim to Ashdod, Israel, and then head northward to Herzliya, Israel. Idith Ron (55), Vered Ben Herut (48), Limor Barak, Efrat Aloni,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Milko van Gool completed a 44 km solo swim from Medemblik-Stavoren-Medemblik in the Ijsselmeer in 13 hours 51 minutes. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Stay focused and you will achieve your goal,” so believes Pádraig Mallon and Milo McCourt. The duo representing Ireland swam well on Day 1 of the International Extreme Race of Winter Swimming, 500m of technical swimming across the Yellow River in northwest China’s Qinghai Province. High up at an
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In addition to the dozens of Japanese who will attempt to cross the Tsugaru Channel this summer, several Oceans Seven channel swimmers will also make the attempt to cross from Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan. “Each of the foreign swimmers and the relays will be escorted by Captain Mizushima,”
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was a busy weekend for American Lexie Kelly in Windermere at the Great North Swim, the largest open water swimming festival in Europe. After an intercontinental flight from Los Angeles to Manchester, she found her way up to Windermere in the Lake District of England, catching up with
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are 176 certified and experience FINA open water swimming officials around the worldwho travel domestically and internationally judging, organizing, planning, volunteering and directing open water swims, relays and events. They can provide advice, guidance and support to solo swimmers, relays, race directors, organizing committee, events and races in
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