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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The World Explorers Bureau offers a global network of heroes and heroines who are considered among the world’s greatest explorers and adventurers. At conferences, events, speeches, and lecturers, these unique individuals inspire and connect with audiences with captivating real-life stories of their adventures that embody themes of leadership, team […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 60th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean was dramatic and bold this year – hands down the most exciting, the most unlikely, and the most dramatic open water race of 2014. Not only was lac St-Jean angry and swollen with turbulence, chop, wind, and rain, but it also ended
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a successful crossing of the English Channel, it is a traditional honor to sign your name at the White Horse Inn in Dover, England. Gregg Bolsinger, a 53-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio earned the right to sign his name to the famed wall at the White Horse. “Lane 6
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Guesdon, an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, will present a talk at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference entitled ‘Multidimensional Roles In The Sport’. The Australian coach, administrator and visionary will talk about changing roles over the five decades he has served in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race during 60th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec Canada, Heather Maitland uses Foggle to clear her goggles for her long races. The professional marathon swimmers prefer this goggle defogger for its portability and ease of use. Foggle is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The third of six open water races by French Creek Racing at its Tuesday Night Series #3 race in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania were held on July 1st. “The day was a scorcher, above 90ºF and the water was a balmy 81ºF. The winds were calm, and the current was smooth
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Long marathon races. Hours on an escort boat. Standing onshore without a bathroom in sight. These are all situations where volunteers and support crew have found themselves, needing to urinate. Men seem to find relatively easy solutions when the need for urination arises, but the solutions are less obvious
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean is a world-renowned 32 km cross-lake professional marathon competition that has been conducted annually over the last 60 years. The Traversée is a tough point-to-point crossing where the winds and cold can punish swimmers, especially as they race each other. But on the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In today’s FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup event during the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean week in Roberval, Quebec, Canada, Brazilian world champion Ana Marcela Cunha continued her winning ways. But it was a typically tight race where the Brazilian superstar shines. Kristel Köbrich of Chile led
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Olympian Andreas Waschburger led a group of 3 German teammates among the top 6 finishers at today’s FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup event in lac St-Jean during the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean week. The final results: 1. Andreas Waschburger (GER) 1:56:44.9 2. Charles Peterson (USA) 1:56:49.4
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