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The Khalid Bin Hamad Swim Challengeis a 31.5 km swim between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The charity swim for cancer is a follow-on challenge that was first accomplished by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa who swam 42 km in over 20 hours between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin […]
Report is courtesy of Jacqueline Galway. The following athletes were recognized for their accomplishments and achievements at the 2014 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards ceremonies held at The Espalade Hotel in Bray Dublin: * Olive Conroy, Juvenile Best Newcomer to Open Water * Jon Glover, Juvenile Swimmer of the Year Runner Up * Judith
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tomorrow at 8 am in London, Lewis Pugh will announce his 5 Swims Expedition. A prize will be given to the first person who guesses where they are. For more information, visit here and on Twitter. His upcoming expedition will be discussed with Eamonn Holmes, television anchor of @SkyNews
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sylvia Marino is on a roll, having completed a 16 hour 38 minute Catalina Channel crossing and, most recently, being the first woman (skin) to attempt the Cold Half rough water marathon race in Hong Kong. Her bright blue swimsuit and wide smile clearly stood out among her black
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Courtesy of Bruckner Chase, Toa o le Tai, Camden. For more information, visit Toa o le Tai-Camden: Ocean & Community Heroes. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nile Swimmers are a pod of open water swimmers and lifeguards in Sudan that train lifesaving and swimming instructors who live alongside the Nile River in Africa. Organised by Dan Graham, Tom Mecrow and Dominic Roberton, the Nile Swimmers Project is an innovative drowning prevention programme based in Africa.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the pool swimmers could be swimming between 10 pm and midnight at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games throughout the week-long pool competition, the open water swimmers will be able to sleep well and compete in the middle of the day as they normally do on the FINA 10K
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers are an incredibly interesting and diverse group of individuals. Their lives unfold like a page-turning thriller, each chapter of their lives part of a long-running human interest story. 430-pound (200 kg) American sumo wrestler and open water swimmer Kelly Gneiting is one of these individuals. But
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