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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Phil White and the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association had a slew of stars to select from for their 2014 NEKOWSA Swimmer of the Year. * Paula Yankauskas * Bethany Bosch * Bill Shipp * Charlotte Brynn * Gracie van der Byl * Victor Yannessa * Janet Harris […]
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Science reports on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists’ use of a drone named Mobly which can fly for weeks. It captured aerial footage of a group of killer whales that has always been difficult to obtain. The aerial perspective off the coast of Canada near Vancouver is majestic.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One Young World Counsellor Adam Walker talks with tennis great Boris Becker in Dublin, Ireland during the One Young World summit. “It was a great honour and an unbelievable experience, sharing stories with ex-presidents an astronaut and others including Boris Becker, Sol Cambell and Kirani Williams.” For more information
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bob Duenkel of the International Swimming Hall of Fame called for nominations for the 2015 Annual Paragon Awards. Candidates are nominated for Competitive Swimming, Competitive Diving, Competitive Synchronized Swimming, Competitive Water Polo, Aquatic Safety and Recreational Swimming. The Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and leadership within the category.
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Photo courtesy of John Keller. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I haven’t done the swim without thinking of quitting or wondering why I would come back to do it again,” recalls Kristian Rutford of Nebraska about swimming the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. But the depths to which he goes and the demons that
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Courtesy of 7News in the Bahamas. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The distance was incredible, 126 km, but the fact that Chloë McCardel could withstand several box jellyfish stings during her record-setting swim in the Bahamas and still continue swimming is unheard of in the open water swimming world. To continue with that amount
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only is Kimberley Chambers one of the few people in history to have completed the Oceans Seven, she is also instinctively creative with a twinkle in her eye. The diehard bioprene swimmer has one sponsor, the wetsuit company blueseventy. Other than the deep New Zealand roots of both
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Courtesy of McCardel Media, North Ryde, Australia. Australian marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel become the first person to swim 126 km unassisted in open water under Marathon Swimmers Federation rules. Taking 42 hours 30 minutes, the 29-year-old swam from Lighthouse Beach on the southern tip of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas as planned on Monday, finishing
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Erwin Ruijsink, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Netherlands Navy, finally realized his dream swim. “Today, I finally did my crossing from Klein Curaçao to Curaçao.” Previously, Ruijsink had planned to attempt a tandem crossing together with André Nottelman and Niko Kluyver. The pair completed an unprecedented 26.1 km
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmer Lexie Kelly and Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni [shown above], together with established pool swimming stars Roland Schoeman (South Africa), Junya Koga (Japan) and Zach Hayden (U.S.A.) will premier on The Race Club’s much-anticipated Swimisodes on November 5th. The swimmers, together with Olympian Gary Hall, will
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