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Ram Barkai On Swimming In The Cold For The First 60 Seconds

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

Ram Barkai remains my go-to expert when it comes to cold water swimming. A 11-time Ice Miler and founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, his expertise and experience is vastly comprehensive.
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Summer Soltice Swim Invites Swimmers to a Unique 13-hour Event on Oahu

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

The Ala Moana Beach Swim Club invites swimmers from around the world to their unofficial non-event of 13 hours held in the calm, warm waters of Ala Moana Beach on Oahu on June 20th
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Chris Cook, Isabella Johnson Capture SCAR Buckles

by | April 26, 2026 | open water swimming | 0 Comments

Chris Cook and Isabella Johnson won the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona after winning the fourth day marathon swim in Roosevelt Lake.
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Rahul Chiplunkar and the Open Water Amateur Aquatics Federation Invite Others To India

by | April 26, 2026 | open water swimming | 1 Comment

Rahul Chiplunkar, founder of the Open Water Amateur Aquatics Federation, invites the international open water swimming community to its events in India
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David Starts with the Betlehem Blast and Wins World Cup 3K Knockout Sprints in Ibiza

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

David Betlehem continues to show her LA28 gold medal potential in winning the World Cup 3 km Knockout Sprints in Ibiza, Spain at the second stop of the World Cup Open Water Swimming circuit.
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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.

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