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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Their warm hearts apparently pump out ice in their veins. Their warm smiles reportedly melt the frost they walk on the shorelines. Arguably, there are fewer more hardened and tougher brother-and-sister teams than Pádraig and Colleen Mallon. They are taking their passion and enthusiasm to another level, offering their […]
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Introduction of the Prison Island Swims courtesy of Jacques Tuset and Team Aquadeus showing possible open water escapes from former prison islands all over the world. Jacques Tuset, known as the King of the Prison Island Swims, has now escaped from his eighth prison island. With the escape from the Rottnest Island (Australia) safely off
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Courtesy of Por La Libre Cancún to Isla Mujeres (El Cruce or Cruce Cancún), one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims, in Cancún, Mexico. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Television highlights of the 57 km Maratón Santa Fe – Coronda in Argentina courtesy of Canal 13 in February 2nd 2014, won by Simone Ercoli of Italy and Silvie Rybárová of the Czech Republic.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Matías Ola will attempt to swim 4.5 km with British ice swimmer Jackie Cobell across the Estrecho de San Carlos between Gran Malvina and Soledad in the Falkland Islands. From the frost-covered shores, they will enter Antarctic waters where sea temperature of only 8°C. “This crossing, together with Jackie,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When a swimmer takes to the open water, their sensory deprivation is like few other endurance athletes. They can barely see, they can barely hear, their tactile feel is at a minimum as are their sense of smell and taste. As a result, they are left largely to face
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Courtesy of Francismar Siviero, Vanessa Siviero and Soraya Siviero. The masters swimmers of Grêmio Náutico União continue to challenge themselves in the open water in their native Porto Alegre in Brazil. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Reuters. FINA had awarded the Mexican city of Guadalajara as its host to the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships, the local organizing committee can no longer bear the estimated $100 million cost due recent budget restrictions. Jesus Mena, the director of the Mexican National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport, said, “After reviewing
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Photos courtesy of SwimTrek. Article by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SwimTrek will showcase their open water swimming tours at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show this weekend. “It’s our first time exhibiting in the United States. Kate and Gary Emich will be at the SwimTrek booth look forward to seeing swimmers from all over
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Finishing a swim and winning a race, feels so good…especially after struggling with the waves and wind, chop and currents. Photos are from the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda which will hold its 42nd race on Sunday, March 1st. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming
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