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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Doug Woodring, an eco-environmentalist and founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance and Project Kaisei, is one of the most innovative people in the open water swimming community. He developed the concept of carbon-neutral swims and carbon-neutral relays. He enforces a thoughtful care about the environment in everything he does and the open water events that he […]
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Like her American counterpart Pat Gallant-Charette, Anna Carin Nordinfailed on her first attempt at swimming from the Eastern Peninsula in the Tsugaru Channel. Not wanting to travel all the way to Japan without a success, the women decided to stick around and change tactics. “We always encourage those who attempt the Tsugaru Channel to swim
Anna Carin Nordin Climbs Ocean Seven Charts After Tsugaru Read More »
John Caughlin, the California open water swimmer who endured a terrible injury at the Maui Channel Swim where he lost a portion of his right arm and fingers of his left hand (shown below), made a surprised – and greatly appreciated – appearance at the Board Short Mile today. Under gorgeous conditions and 71°F (21°C)
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Most open water swimmers are tough. Many are tough and courageous. Some are tough, courageous and fanatical. A special few go way beyond those parameters. These athletes can enter a realm where the physical discomfort is completely ignored and they can literally will their bodies beyond excruciating pain. It is a type of swimming that
If The Claw Appears, It Is Time To Get Out Read More »
In the July 28th 1938 edition of the Journal in Reno Nevada on the first reported attempt to swim in the Santa Barbara Channel, it was reported that “Paul Chotteau, long distance marathon swimmer, who recently collapsed and had to be taken aboard a patrol boat after swimming nearly 50 miles in record-shattering time. He
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The question – and possibility – was raised that Greek swimmer Jason Zirganos was the first person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in the 1950s. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer, inducted in 1971, was certainly a prolific and accomplished swimmer in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1949,
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You and your friends make a plan to meet on Sunday morning for a swim. Or you have a regularly scheduled noontime workout. Or you have swimming friends coming from out of town who want to join in with your group. You are on time. And they are late. How long do you wait until
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After a decade of trying, Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria won the first event at the European Open Water Swimming Championships. Held in Piombino, Italy, the Bulgarian star won his specialty event, the 25km, and gave a strong hint that this was perhaps his last stand on the podium in a major international competition. “I´m very
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As the top team at the 2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships, the future for Italian swimmers over the next Olympic quadrennial is looking very good for Italy. On the last day of the championships, Alice Franco and Martina Grimaldi captured gold and bronze in the women´s 25km. Italy led all teams with 4 gold
Italy Turns To Rio After Alice Franco’s Victory Read More »
Love seems to be in the salt water air more often in the open water swimming world lately. Marriages between Christian and Nadine Reichert of Germany, Damian Blaum of Argentina and Esther Nuñez of Spain, Russian Olympians Larisa Ilchenko and Sergey Perunin, and Italian national team swimmers Luca Ferretti and Federica Vitale are making the
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