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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the not always appreciated differences between the English Channel in Europe and the Catalina Channel in California is the support generated by the local communities. While hundreds of locals and near-locals have either attempted or completed an English Channel solo swim or participated in a relay, the […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 60 Minutes Sports is an American TV program that airs monthly on Showtime and is produced by the same team that delivers 60 Minutes, one of America’s most well-known, well-respected, and longest running weekly television programs. 60 Minutes Sports will run a segment of open water swimming in October.
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Photo courtesy of American Lexie Kelly and Canadian Xavier Desharnais who are both training in Hvar, Croatia’s Hula Hula Beach Club for the upcoming 16 km Faros Maratón this weekend. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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“A First For The Tsugaru Channel. All-female Team Is A Success” video courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean Navi on the Tsugaru Channel in Japan. The relay including Asano-san, Abe-san, Inoue-san, Kataoka-san, and Takahashi-san became the first all-female team to finish the Honshu-to-Hokkaido crossing. On August 21st, they crossed in 13 hours 44 minutes. The
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BlueJourney-Amerika Samoa – Stronger Together: The Waterman’s Way from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Donal Buckley, an Irish channel swimmer, wrote in Lone Swimmer, “…Cork Distance Week is a combination of mass delusion and fringe cult for marathon swimmers. It’s often called the toughest week of open water swimming in the world.” The Cork Distance Week is a marathon swimming preparation camp designed
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Photo of alligator courtesy of experienced Florida open water swimmer Bob Luce. Bob Luce is one of the most experienced open water swimmers and kayakers in Florida where crocodiles live. He explains his experiences with the reptilian creatures, many of which he has photographed up close and personal. “The little crocodiles can be pretty snippy
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The Sights And Sounds And Swims Of The Seven Seas Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo is courtesy of Kelvin Trautman. Lewis Pugh is swimming 7 marathon swims during August to encourage governments to establish Marine Protected Areas. Pugh has completed 6 of his Seven Swims In The Seven Seas For 1 Reason: 10
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh completed his sixth swim of his seven marathon swims during the month of August. His 10 km Arabian Sea swim took him 3 hours 15 minutes. “I’ve never seen so many turtles. Literally hundreds. We saw green turtles. I should point out the global population of Hawksbill
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Chris Guesdon To Speak Of Future In Scotland Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Guesdon is the man credited with creating the modern format of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. He has been so involved and committed to the sport of open water swimming that the number of countries he visited to promote or
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