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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Reef balls are made by Eternal Reefs, a company that offers unique resting places on the ocean floors for the remains of individuals upon their passing. Reef balls are designed to replicate the natural substrata that Mother Nature uses for reef development. The material is made of natural materials […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine running a marathon and being stung by insects that would cause you to crumble to the ground. Imagine doing a triathlon and being injected with venom that would bring tears to your eyes. Imagine competing in a race where invisible creatures are the greatest impediment to your success.
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Courtesy of Robert Brinkerhoff, Huntington Beach, California. Robert Brinkerhoff, an illustrator, painter and teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design, created a painting of arguably Dr. Peter Attia, an open water swimmer who is most creatively and strategically changing the American nutrition awareness landscape in contemporary times. Not only is this open water swimmer
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brian Evans, president of the Reston Masters Swim Team of Virginia, talks about the Jim McDonnell Lake Swim (JMLS). “Every couple of years, our Jim McDonnell Lake Swim Committee likes to make improvements to what is now the JMLS swim weekend here in Northern Virginia, including this year Fitter
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Courtesy of Skyler Munatones, Huntington Beach, California. We have been swimming and surfing in Huntington Beach, California since 1966, but we have never seen snow hit the shores of this Southern California surfing mecca. This morning, a squall of hail hit the city nicknamed Surf City U.S.A. and covered the wide white sand beach in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Splash and Dash Aquathon Series is an aquathon consisting of a 1-mile swim and 3-mile run in and around the Stevens Creek Reservoir in Cupertino, California. The 3-part series is held on Thursday nights throughout June, July and August. Threshold Racing organizes the events in Stevens Creek County
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many of the young athletes on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix are on the cutting edge of fashion, lifestyle, technology and training. They travel and train year-round, competing around the world on 5 continents, always keeping up-to-date on Twitter, Instagram,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Team South Africa is ready for International Ice Swimming Associations’s first World Championships in Murmansk, Russia,” says team leader Ram Barkai. “1 km in 0ºC only 2 weeks to go.” Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Unexpected weather conditions led to the mid-race cancellation of the 42nd annual Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda in Argentina over the weekend. A safety decision by the prefectural naval command was prompted by oncoming storm conditions that could have put the athletes, escorts and spectators at risk.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Background information from the St. Petersburg Times on May 13th 2002. Dr. Konrad Euler passed recently. The memory and legacy of the personable German native and Florida resident will be long remembered by his teammates and those who knew him and were touched by him. “Konrad was a father
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