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Nicholas Vargas, a 17-year old from Ventura, California, broke the record from Anacapa Island to the California mainland this weekend. Vargas covered the 12.4 miles (20 km) in 4 hours 58 minutes to break 15-year-old Nicholas Caine‘s 5 hour 3 minute effort in 2008. Over 25 crossings have been successfully completed in this channel, with […]
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Active Women is a group of Mexican female athletes that perform specific events that promote a preventive mindset vis-a-vis breast cancer and cervical cancer. They promote health and fitness as a lifestyle including open water swims called Por Ellas. These events – including Las Nueve Bahías de Huatulco, El Mar de Cortés, and Quintana Roo
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Cape Verde in Africa is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The name of the country stems from the nearby Cap Vert, on the Senegalese coast, which in its turn was originally named “Cabo Verde” when it was
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On Golden Pond Courtesy of WOWSA. In Search of Memphré is a 25-mile cross-border swim along the length of Lake Memphremagog starting from Newport, Vermont (USA) and ending in Magog, Quebec (Canada). The first group started at 12:12 am and the second wave left at 1:12 am. The group included Liz Fry (53), David Dammerman
Martin Strel‘s Liberty to Freedom Swim in New York Harbor on September 5th was in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of his 2,360-mile swim down the length of the Mississippi River, which he dedicated to the victims and heroes of 9/11. Strel is a colorful character who can describe his swims in numerous languages. Strel
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61-year-old American Pat Gallant-Charette was pulled from the water after 3.5 hours in her first attempt to cross the Tsugaru Channel. Anna Carin Nordin from Sweden also swimming this weekend made it a bit further and longer, but was pulled by her Japanese guide Haruyuki Ishii after 7 hours of not making progress against the
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Lexie Kelly, one of the foreign competitors from 9 nations (Taiwan, Australia, China, Korea, USA, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan) won the women’s 3 km title at the International Masters Open Water Swim hosted by the Japan International Open Water Swimming Association – and then teamed up with a local All-Star team to win the
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The new English Channel record holder Trent Grimsey will answer questions and explain his preparation for his 6 hour 55 minute crossing of the world’s famous marathon swimming venue at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. His path to the record was circuitous; his success was never guarantee; and obstacles were numerous. Everything needed
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Dave Cornthwaite has been swimming down the Missouri River in the United States for a month now. The British adventurer, author and motivational speaker is 30 days into his 50-day, 1000-mile stage swim down the mighty Missouri River – all sparked by his mother giving him a pair of goggles. “My mom got me some
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The Open Water Vacation Giveaway is a special benefit to those registered at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California. Four lucky winners will be randomly selected from among those who register in advance for the Global Open Water Swimming Conference and announced on September 22nd at the International Marathon Swimming
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