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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Shelton Group conducted a survey of 2,015 Americans and found that nearly one-third would be more likely to attend a game or concert if the stadium recycled and composted. 20% say they would buy more food and beverages during the event. “A significant number of fans care about […]
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Featuring ocean swimmer and marine artist Patsee Ober of Laguna Beach, California.
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Indonesia’s PRSI Voted Into The Hall Of Fame Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With solo crossings, marathon swims and international competitions happening all over Indonesia, it was only a matter of time before the catalysts of this trend got recognized internationally. In Scotland at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference on September 20th, the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At this year’s Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim in the crystal-clear waters of Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos, two turn buoys mysteriously disappeared. The buoys were anchored on the race course the day before, but on race day, the buoys were gone and nowhere to be found. Where
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mizuno Corporation offered colored, number-stamped swim caps to the athletes of the 2014 Japan Open Water Swimming Championships in Tateyama. The numbered swim caps are quite easy to see in the water, especially for the race officials, coaches, media and turn judges. The men all wore blue-colored caps and
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Yasunari Hirai, Yumi Kida Win Japan Championships Courtesy of WOWSA, Tateyama Hojo Coast, Chiba, Japan. “Pace was slow in the beginning,” said Japanese Olympian Yasunari Hirai about the Japan Open Water Swimming Championships along Tateyama Hojo Coast in Chiba Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Within view of Mount Fuji, the pre-race favorite had to use every
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “This [Catalina Channel crossing] was mentally and emotionally the hardest [swim] that I have done,” said Anthony McCarley. The entrepreneur from Berwyn, Pennsylvania completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a 13 hour 0 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel today. With a mighty effort that required
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Courtesy of 54-year-old Anthony McCarley after completing a 13 hour Catalina Channel crossing and achieving the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a within one year. The [Catalina Channel] swim yesterday was mentally and emotionally the hardest I have done. The English Channel was physically harder, but on the English Channel swim once I
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 15-mile Border Buster is a legal exception to the rule of law. Passports and border checks are required when crossing the border between Canada and the United States. But Phil White created an international means to cross the border without showing your passport with the inaugural Border Buster
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cameron Keith is a 15-year-old vision-impaired swimmer who will attempt to swim 27.1 km between Green Island and Yorkey’s Knob, a beach suburb of Cairns, Australia on August 3rd. If his charity swim on behalf of the Fred Hollows Foundation goes well, he will also attempt a Molokai Channel
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