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Photos courtesy of Phil White, Kingdom Games, Vermont. Who can replicate the feats of Sarah Thomas in Lake Memphremagog? Certainly only a few, but the summer season at the Kingdom Games will soon start and many will try to reach their own goals in the lakes of the Northeast Kingdom. Copyright © 2015 by World […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many swimmers and many open water swimming events around the world aim to support a local, regional, national or international causes. Swimmers attempt charity swims on behalf of social causes, environmental causes, ecological causes, political causes or medical research. Swimmers swim while supporters donate their time, talents or money.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kelley Prebil is getting prepared for the David Yudovin Memorial Relay Teams that will cross the Catalina Channel in 39 days. “We are jumping [from Catalina Island] around midnight and will not stop until we reach the shores of Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. All in the name of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The sports in the Winter Olympics showcase much more risk and speed than the Summer Olympics. In downhill skiing, snowboarding, luge, skeleton and bobsled events, speed is largely the name of the game with equipment that is enabling even greater speeds. Compare the speed of ice hockey and figure
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame has recognized 8 Honour Pilots since 1961. The male mariners (no women has ever been so honored) in the Hall of Fame are known for their histories of achievements as an escort pilot of channel swimmers. They exclusively include men who have
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Linda Kaiser, Swimming Strongly Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When all the swimmers inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame are considered, we cannot think of one swimmer who is primarily a warm-water swimmer. Swimming in the English Channel or at least one of the Oceans Sevens seems to be a right
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 1…2…3…breathe right…1…2…3…breathe left. Andrew Malinak replicated Bert Thomas‘s 18.5-mile swim from Tacoma to West Seattle in the state of Washington with a steady pace of 3 arm strokes and then a breath to the right, then another 3 arm strokes and a breath to the left. Over and over
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim-in Leiden is a canal swim down the Old Rhine in Leiden, the Dutch province of South Holland on June 19th. The distances include 1 km, 1.5 km, 3 km and a 5 x 85m relay. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming
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The history of open water swimming is filled with colorful characters and powerful personalities. The sport of swimming from shore to shore is filled with pioneering men and women who challenge themselves to overcome the vagarities and dynamics of the open water. These heroes and heroines of the marine world are uniquely talented and relentlessly
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With Olympic champions Ryan Lochte, Cullen Jones, Kristy Coventry, Tyler Clary and Nick Thomas training at SwimMAC along with some of the best swimmers in America (like Kathleen Baker, Madison Kennedy, Matt Josa, Kathleen Baker, Micah Lawrence, Katie Meili, Cammile Adams, Emma Reaney, Tim Phillips, Nick Thoman and Mark
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