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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On September 16th, French Creek Racing held its sixth and final open water race of the season in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. The 6-part Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series are a series of 800m open water swims held on Tuesday nights. All’s well that ends well. “The […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chad Starks became the sixth person to swim the 19-mile length of Bear Lake in Utah in the western United States. One of the handful of individuals who have completed the Utah Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, Starks completed the 30.5 km lengthwise traverse of Bear Lake in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo courtesy of Ram Barkai shows Colin Hill at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Isle of Bute where the British channel swimmer skillfully wove a story of how and why open water swimming is expanding throughout the United Kingdom. From literary works in the open
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Photo courtesy of Ram Barkai shows Dale Petranech, inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame conversing with and congratulating Russians Alexandr Brylin (left) and Tatiana Alexandrova (right) at the 2014 WOWSA Awards on the Isle of Bute in Scotland where the members of the Bering Strait Swim were awarded the 2013 World Open Water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The first 20 km swim across the Kerkennah – Sfax Channel was first accomplished by Nejib Belhedi in 1991. In order to attract attention to Kerkennah and take action to save this island from forever submerging under the sea, Belhedi will cross the channel again in January 2015. The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimming World Magazine annually gives its award to the Open Water Swimmers of the Year. Larisa Ilchenko was received the recognition three times while Thomas Lurz of Germany [shown on right] has won it five times. Who will receive it this year? Swimming World Magazine Open Water Swimmers of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the most remarkable ice swimmers in the world is Jackie Cobell. Gritty and determined, personable and extroverted, the warm-hearted English channel swimmer has all the tools necessary to handle cold water for long distances. “Even when I was a child, I enjoyed being in cold water. It
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. He has transformed himself through his exploits around the world from a mild-mannered channel swimmer to renowned celebrity, from a marathoner to a maverick who does unprecedented swims and supports record-breaking swims. His younger counterpart is an Olympic champion and world record holder. Together, they are headlining the annual
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Never in the history of open water swimming have a group of medical professionals ever been so vital to the mission than the doctors and nurses of the Bering Strait Swim. The Bering Strait Swim was honored for its 6-day relay crossing from Russia to Alaska. The 121-member team
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Salvatore Cimmono continues to push for equality and opportunities for individuals with disabilities through an innovative perspective of an open water swimming ambassador and disability spokesperson. He writes from Porto Taverna Beach in Sardinia, “People with disabilities should be able to have their say, to contribute in shaping civil
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