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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If you are headed the Swim Challenge Cascais along the Estoril coast in Portugal, these are some of the images and places that you will encounter says Jorge Paulo Pereira of 3 Iron Sports and organizer of the Swim Challenge Cascais. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sharon van Rouwendaal continues to build up all kinds of racing experience as she heads to the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, touted as one of the pre-race favorites. Van Rouwendaal won the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Cozumel this weekend over
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ferry Weertman defended his title at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Cozumel, Mexico this weekend in a very close race over Belgium’s Bryan Ryckeman. The final results of the men’s race: 1. Ferry Weertman (NED) 2:48:23 2. Brian Ryckeman (BEL) 2:48:36 3. Simone Ercoli (ITA)
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Last week, the open water swimming community was shocked and saddened with the plans of the U.S. federal government and commercial interests to move the ferry service to Alcatraz Island next door to the South End Rowing Club at Ft Mason in San Francisco Bay’s Aquatic Park. Campaigns were
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On the weekends, open water swimmers do the unprecedented and the unusual: they swim against currents, face sharks, swim up and down massive ocean swells. Yet on weekdays, they return to their cubicles, offices and desks like white-collar employees around the world. They are outwardly mild-mannered workers, medical personnel,
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Towering Waves Call It A Night Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers talk about huge oncoming waves, towering massive upsurges, and cresting swells with whitecaps that present obstacles to their swims. Swim photos show that these swims are indeed large, but often the size is actually debatable. However, there are occasional swims
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the sextet of Night Train Swimmers are fighting against the cold and wind as they head out to the Farallon Islands on their two-way Farallon relay, the Marathon Swimmers Federation is testing a new way to track myriad parameters of marathon swimmers. A very cool and convenient application
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Photo and information courtesy of Francismar Siviero of NATAÇÃO Master, Brasil. Betina Lorscheitter of Grêmio Náutico União won the second stage at the 5 km Campeonato Brasileiro de Maratonas Aquáticas in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1 hour 2 minutes. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Government of Canada announced its continued investment in supporting high-levels sports through a federal subsidy to support additional coaches, improve the athletes’ daily training environment, and delivering sport medicine and sport science services to potential Olympic and Paralympic podium athletes. Beginning in 2016-2017, the Government of Canada will
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Courtesy of FINA. Women’s Results: 1. Aurelie Muller (FRA) 2:09:18.7 2. Anna Olasz (HUN) 2:09:45.8 3. Coralie Codevelle (FRA) 2:10:27.0 4. Heidi Gan (MAS) 2:12:34.1 5. Adeline Furst (FRA) 2:15:12.8 6. Marion Brunel (FRA) 2:15:57.4 7. Samantha Watts (AUS) 2:17:35.6 8. Sammy Winward (NZL) 2:21:59.7 Men’s Results: 1. Rhys Mainstone (AUS) 1:56:53.9 2. Marc-Antoine Olivier
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