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Photo of Lewis Pugh courtesy of Kelvin Trautman in the Mediterranean Sea. Back in 2011, Penny Palfrey completed a 67.26-mile (108 km) Bridging The Cayman Islands solo swim between Little Cayman and Grand Cayman Islands in the Cayman Islands. While her crossing was a undeniable moment in open water swimming history, her crew was one […]
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Photo courtesy of Katia Vastiau during the 14.1 km swim from Henley on Thames to Marlow during the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha.
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Courtesy of Open Water Asia and Ocean Recovery Alliance of Hong Kong. The Jax Sheko Challenge, Hong Kong had its 10-year anniversary in 2014 with its biggest event yet: over 250 swimmers, paddlers and runners. Swimming the 2.2 km course from Big Wave Bay to the Back Beach is the main event, with the other
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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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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One down, six to go for Lewis Pugh‘s Seven Swims In The Seven Seas For 1 Reason. Pugh plans to complete a marathon swim in each of the Seven Seas during the month of August. His first swim in the Mediterranean Sea is now complete. “Our first swim is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The most popular open water swims around the world from the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim to the Great Chesapeake Bay Sea sell out within minutes. A new swim on the block, the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim has reached that same point. The 5 km open water event is a
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 32 individuals have been selected as Honorees in the Open Water Swimming category in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. These individuals are the crème de la Crème of the open water swimming world. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorary Secretary provides advice to the International Swimming
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Courtesy of Dover Express, photo by James Norton* with the accompanying story here. * James Norton once penned a poem (The Hellespont Swim) about John Tierney‘s swim across the Hellespont in 2011 from Europe to Asia: John Tierney swims the Hellespont Equidistant from Istanbul and Edirne Lie the Dardanelles which John Tierney, Ears plugged against
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We never understand why swimmers who attempt the Tsugaru Channel in Japan start from the eastern peninsula on Honshu. The currents, tides and eddies have proven time and time again to prevent swimmers from successfully crossing the Tsugaru Channel. History has proven that the chances of success starting from
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was not so long ago when American pool swimming coaches believed that open water swimming was detrimental to one’s (pool swimming) career. The coaches – from elite Olympic veterans to young age-group newcomers – thought that swimming in oceans, lakes, rivers and seas was the kiss of death
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