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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Joanes Hedel beat a pair of Macedonian marathon swimmers, Tomi Stefanovski and Evgenji Pop Acev to win the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix for the first time in his career. The 2014 rankings are as follows: 1. Joanes Hedel (France) 59 points 2. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia) 51 points […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The representatives of the WWW Club wear traditional Safari Suits to their open water swims in South Africa. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Brenton Williams, Huntington Beach, California. A strong tidal push, deep water channels as well as shallow sandbanks all had to be negotiated in the Keurbooms River during the 5 km Pulse Swim in Plettenberg Bay. Race organiser Kyle Harris got the incoming tide spot on with his uncanny mariner’s knowledge. The Pulse participants
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “We are living in the world where 60% of the jobs of tomorrow do not exist today,” describes Vipin Thekkekalathil, the Director of Parent Programming at Ashoka’s Catapult. How are the young people of today preparing for a future that their parents never had to experience or even could
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WOWSA interview with Charlotte Samuels is courtesy of Mackenzie Miller, Open Water Swimming Correspondent from Newport Beach, California. Daughter of Steven and Suzanne Samuels, Charlotte Samuels defied all odds when she overcame strong winds and tidal flows on September 8th 2014 to become the youngest swimmer in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Open
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Courtesy of Jim Alabiso at the Hyatt Regency along St Johns River on the Jacksonville Riverfront in Florida. Standing along the Jacksonville Riverfront and looking at the Main Street Bridge, the signature landmark of Jacksonville is impressive. The soft blue-colored bridge is a vital lifeline of the municipality. Blue by day and glowing by night,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Rob Kent looks back on the endurance sports accomplishments of his fellow athletes in L.O.S.T. (here), he points out two individuals on the opposite end of the age spectrum. Both Trinity Arsenault and Colleen Shields crossed the 52 km (32 miles) of Lake Ontario this summer. Arsenault is
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Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In Arizona during the 1990s, two-time High School Swimmer of the Year Misty Hyman started to put large rubber bands around her upper legs and upper arms under the guidance of her Hall of Fame coach Bob Gillette. Gillette was innovative and came up with the idea of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Australian Olympic swimmer Michael Klim announced a new event in Melbourne – the St Kilda Mile Ocean Swim. The December 13th event is an opportunity for the popular Klim to bring his newfound passion for ocean swimming to his home state. “I’ve been involved in the Queensland ocean swim
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Abigail Long photo courtesy of Urban Swim, New York City. Urban Swim: Rose Pitonof Manhattan to Coney Island from TRAVLETE on Vimeo. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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