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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Claudio Plit was informed that he was being inducted as an Honor Open Water Swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the Argentinian understood the extent of a great honour to receive such a rare recognition. Plit recalls his lengthy career as a professional swimmer, “I must […]
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Film of Ben Hooper‘s training courtesy of Jaume Vallori, an expedition member of the Swim The Big Blue across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Video courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean Navi. Masayuki Moriya of Ocean Navi organizes all kinds of swims and ocean expeditions around Japan and the western Pacific Ocean. Some are competitions, some are solo channel swims, some are relays, some are sea expeditions. One of his recent sea expeditions was to Dogashima (西伊豆堂ヶ島) along the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Stanley, one of the most innovative and creative filmmakers in the world today, will bring another swimmer’s exploits to the larger community. Stanley is the founder Ridgeline Entertainment and is known for the popular program Deadliest Catch and a variety of other American television concepts and programs –
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Peter Bales, one of the founding members of the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association (CLDSA), is one of those legends of the sport whose personality, energy and dedication have been greatly appreciated by generations of swimmers. The 73-year-old dynamo was reminiscing with Theodore Yach about early days of piloting
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Polson Bay makes up southern end of Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, the largest natural fresh water lake west of the Mississippi. Tucked away over 1,000 miles away from well-known open water swimming venues like Coney Island, New York and Aquatic Park in California, this little-known lake has become
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elena Guseva of Russia is one of the most prolific – and earliest – ice swimmers in history. Her joy and ability to swim in water below 5ºC apparently knows no boundaries. Most recently, she participated in Matías Ola‘s International Winter Swimming Festival Argentina where she was able to
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Video courtesy of Ocean Navi, showing Attila Mányoki‘s fast 7 hour 29 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan. Mányoki took a chance and departed Honshu from Tappi Misaki, something very few athletes attempt. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Interview courtesy of Mackenzie Miller on the 2014 Ederle Swim from New York to New Jersey. The Ederle Swim that takes place in New York is a 17.5-mile race, attracting swimmers from around the world. Starting in Manhattan, New York, swimmers race to Sandy Hook in New Jersey dodging ferries and boats along the New
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Don Watson, an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, made the following appeal about the sudden, unexpected passing of well-loved, well-respected Jon Erikson, an inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame: Jon Erikson, a maverick who led the
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