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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In a country where many other land-based, ball-centric sports dominate the mindset of the general public and the news content, the LoneSwimmer.com blog of Donal Buckley stands alone. After winning the inaugural 2012 Irish Blog Awards for Best Sport and Recreation award, Buckley has been honored again as the […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vojislav Mijić of Serbia was inducted as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame on the Isle of Bute in Scotland this year. Mijić’s induction speech is below. My dear sports friends, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, and respected swimming legends. Honour, pride, privilege
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 60 volunteers, 21 kayakers, 9 escort boats and onshore support teams helped 21 swimmers complete the 2.5 nautical mile swim from Stokes Bay to Ryde Sands this weekend. Together the group helped raise more than £25,000 for Anna Wardley‘s Solent Swim Challenge in aid of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Say Yes! To Life is an American excursion swimming event management company founded by Guila Muir in the state of Washington. Say Yes! To Life offers 13 swim excursions from May to October that can fit the schedules and ability levels of all open water swimmers and triathletes. Its
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Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard in waters off Florida. Runners have a different approach to channel crossings it seems. Outside Magazine reports on the U.S. Coast Guard rescue of ultra marathon runner Reza Baluchi who was attempting to run between Florida and Bermuda here. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is not often when sponsors actually take to the open water in events that they sponsor. But John Mix and Tammy Choy of FINIS both participated in the 1-mile races at the Monterey Beach SportsFest in Monterey Bay, California this weekend. “This ocean swim is a birthday present
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dori Miller embodies resilience. Two times she tried to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel, and two times she was defeated by Mother Nature. But her third attempt was a charm as she completed the two-way crossing in 26 hours 21 minutes to became the 118th individual
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Interview courtesy of Mackenzie Miller from Newport Beach, California. Photo shows Cameron Keith with his escort kayaker Jeff Kozlovich. The Moloka’i Channel, also known as the Ka’iwi Channel, is 26 miles (42 km) of currents, winds and waves. Cameron Keith from Cairns, Australia took on that challenge starting at 3 am on September 30th. After
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Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History – Miracle At The Midmar Mile Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Basson and Hennie Muller are South African swimmers who annually participate in the aQuellé Midmar Mile. They both always enjoy the ambiance of the world’s largest competitive open water swim, but in 2014, a twist
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Courtesy of Cyprus Israel Swim in the Mediterranean Sea. The Cyprus Israel Swim has begun on its 400 km non-stop 6-man relay from Paphos Port Cyprus in Cyprus to Israel this morning. Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun are off on their attempt to break the record for
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