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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vladimir Turov is a 40-year-old disabled cold water swimmer from Tyumen, Russia. At the recent Russian Winter Swimming Championships, he competed in the 25m breaststroke and 25m freestyle (see here). Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When open water swimmers visit the United States, Cayman islands or Belize, many are confused when the water temperature is announced at 62°F or 72°F or 82°F. 62°F? Pretty cool at 16.7°C. 72°F? Pretty nice at 22.2°C. 82°F? Pretty warm at 27.7°C. The world’s swimming community outside those 3
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dan Beeman finds himself in rarified air among race directors in the open water swimming world. Occasionally, a race director will organize an event in 2 different countries, but Beeman will be organizing his third event in a third country. After stints in California and Panama, Beeman will hold
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In Native Hawaiian culture, sharks are considered to be gods of the sea, also known as aumakua and protectors of humans. Some sharks are believed to be even more intimate; they are thought of as family members who have died and been reincarnated into shark form. These aumakua watch
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Courtesy of Nuala Moore in Tyumen, Russia. We cannot even imagine looking forward to jumping in that ice water…but many people do. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If an alien walked through the book stores and magazine racks in the airports around the Earth, the creature may think that the entire human race consisted of individuals with 6-pack abs and incredible levels of fitness. The cover articles of Shape, Fitness, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. To say Don Korten is consistent is an understatement. For 44 years, he competed in the Leroy Sparks Goguac Lake Swim, an annual 1-mile open water swimming race held on Willard Beach in Michigan. The race itself has a long history as it first started in 1928. The event
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Balasaheb Ramchandra Ghadge and Rajiv Trivedi set the fastest crossing for an assisted swim across the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka in 12 hours 31 minutes. The 50-something duo completed their tandem swim in 2011. Ghadge is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mumbai while Trivedi is the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Whether it is Ned Denison in Sandycove or Lynn Kubasek in Laguna Beach, Doug Woodring in Hong Kong or Luis Lima in Rio de Janeiro, open water swimmers of all ages and abilities are drawn to these colorful personalities. They inspire, they swim, they lead as outstanding ambassadors of
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai en route to Germany where he will participate in the first International Ice Swimming Association event called the Ice Swimming German Host hosted by Christof Wandratsch. In March, the city of Murmansk in Russia city will host the 1st International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) world championship. IISA now boasts almost 100
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