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Precocious and Eloquent: Prisha Tapre Joins Open Water Luminaries Giving TED Talks

by | January 29, 2026 | denivelation|open water swimming|Peak and Pond Club | 0 Comments

Prisha Tapre is among the global open water swimming luminaries who has given a TEDx Talk.
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Ocean Wonders

by | January 27, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Exploration in the open water is exploding around the world where swimmers of all ages and genders are swimming across, to, down, and around islands, channels, bays, lakes, and rivers of the world
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Whoever Swims In Guaíba Can Swim Anywhere In The World

by | January 27, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Francismar Siviero is a Brazilian swimmer who was featured in short documentary film, produced by photojournalist Mateus Bruxel for GZH
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Melissa Roberts Is Honored With a Medal of the Order of Australia

by | January 26, 2026 | honors | 0 Comments

Melissa Roberts, OAM recently joined an elite group of open water swimmers around the world who have been honored by their national governments.
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Ohhhhh, The Things Open Water Swimmers Eat Around The World

by | January 25, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Often, open water swimmers eat adventurously around the world on their global travels
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Steven Muñatones was an American water polo player, a collegiate swimmer, and an open water swimmer from Huntington Beach, California. He has been a coach, administrator, writer, race director, kayaker, paddler, official, observer, author, lifeguard, reporter, Olympic commentator, aquapreneur, and adviser in the the sport of open water swimming.

He founded the World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Oceans Seven, WOWSA Awards, Openwaterpedia, KAATSU Global, and KAATSU Research Foundation and served as an ambassador for the American Heart Association. He has written over 21,344 articles on open water swimming, water polo, and KAATSU to date. He created the www.imshof.org, www.openwaterswimming.com, www.openwaterpedia.com, and www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com websites among many others.

He received the 1984 Harvard University John B. Imrie Award, 1990 Guinness World Record, 2001, 2005, 2007 USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Committee Award, 2002 Honor Swimmer, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, 2007 & 2010 USA Swimming Glen S. Hummer Award, 2010 Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2016 Poseidon Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2018 Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, 2019 Honor Contributor – Media of the International Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, and 2022 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Move The Horizon Closer

Move The Horizon Closer

“Move the horizon closer” has myriad meanings for open water swimmers. It can take on...

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