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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Perth Sunday Times published an article on the history of the Rottnest Channel Swim here. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I have been working on this project, The Longest Swim, for few years and it has been a challenge to find the right partners and support, but I am not giving up,” explains Benoît Lecomte who has been planning a stage swim of 5,500 miles (8,851 km) across the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Are you a follower or a leader? In a pack of swimmers competing in the open water, are you more comfortable sitting in the lead or sitting back in the pack? In the pack, do you prefer to sit on the heels of the leader, smack dap in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tom Blower of Great Britain was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1964 as an Honour Swimmer. In 1947, Blower, whose nickname was Torpedo Tom, became the first man to swim the Irish Channel from Donghadee, Ireland to Portpatrich, Scotland in 15 hours 31 minutes.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A cross-over move is an intentional move by an open water swimmer over the ankles, knees, upper legs or lower back of another swimmer during a race in order to change direction or move to the other side of the swimmer in front. The move can be performed by
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What does the definition “non-stop” mean in the sport of open water swimming? Is non-stop a literal term or figuratively used? Does non-stop in open water swimming mean no stopping at all from start to finish? Or does it mean a swimmer can stop to feed or eat or
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is now a possibility of 208 member federations will send its swimmers to try to qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia in July. FINA announced that Republic of Kosovo is its newest national member. The southeastern Europe state
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming events are often the epitome of friendly and respective intergenerational and gender competition among men and women of all ages and abilities. It is great to see a young teenage girl swim her heart out to beat an older man. Or an older man try to
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kevin Murphy has a little saying that he is going for a little dip. It is a little more complicated than that, though. “[Marathon swimming] is a team effort,” the channel swimmer explains. “When I am actually swimming, I hate it while I am in there. When I get
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Read MBE continues to swim around the world six decades after his swimming career started in his native Great Britain. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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