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Courtesy of Nuala Moore from inside the Polar Circle. There were very good reasons why Henri Kaarma was voted as the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. Not only is he one of the most renowned and fastest ice swimmers in the world, but his demeanor and mindset makes him one of […]
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Courtesy of Nuala Moore from inside the Arctic Circle. At the inaugural World Ice Swimming Championships in Murmansk, Russia, Vasily Mosin from the Pingvin club Ivanovo in Russia did a 12.02 in the 25m freestyle, a 26.31 in the 50m freestyle, a 17.09 in the 25m breaststroke and a 41.71 in the 50m breaststroke. The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Zary and Kristina Evelyn announced the 4th annual Swim the Bay at the Barbados Open Water Festival 2015 in the Caribbean Sea. American Olympian Alex Meyer will defend his 5 km title in the crystal clear tropical waters as masters swimmers from Melbourne, Australia will also be traveling from
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Courtesy of Chris Blakeslee and Suzie Dods in San Francisco, California.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. According to Dr. Jolie Bookspan, cold acclimatization is a well-documented process of gradually increasing the body’s resistance to cold through regular cold exposure. In Acclimatization to Diving in Cold Water, Dr. Bookspan noted examples of cold acclimatization: the native peoples of the African Kalahari, the Australian desert, and Tierra
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Jennings, Esq. received a remarkable letter of encouragement and support from David Ryan, Director of Private Secretary’s Office in the Buckingham Palace. Dear Mr. Jennings, I have been asked to thank you for your kind letter about the Alcatraz Invitational 650 which is taking place in September 2011.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We find that strange thoughts occasionally come and go while swimming in the Pacific Ocean… We were thinking, if open water swims were analogous to liquor, what would those swims and drinks be? Thinking way too far outside the box, this is what we came up with. Although modern
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruce Wigo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, added to the global tributes that are being expressed about International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer David Yudovin who unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack over the weekend. “David was one
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Courtesy of Jacqueline McClelland at the Bumble Bee Dip at Front Shore, Warrenpoint, Co. Down, Ireland. Jacqueline McClelland reports from Ireland with a rainbow off in the distance, “Despite the rain and and a gusty wind, the sea was calm for a great turnout at the first swim of the season on the Camlough Lake
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David Yudovin, Ocean Pioneer Extraordinaire, Passes Away Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dale Petranech reported that International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimmer David Yudovin unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. As a major benefactor of the sport, a quiet inspirational icon among channel swimmers, and the head and visionary of
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