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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Shelley Taylor-Smith is organizing the Team STS Turkey Tour at the Bosphorous Strait Swim & Gallipoli Swim. The tour is open to only 100 Australians and New Zealanders. Option 1 includes the Bosphorous Swim in Turkey. Option 2 includes the Gallipoli Swim Tour (no race) Copyright © 2016 by […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Among the Best Organised Open Water Swims that were recognized at the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association ceremonies in Belfast, the Wild Atlantic Swim, Liffey Swim, and WOTS stood out. The fifth Wild Atlantic Big Swim was a sea swim from Arranmore Island to Burtonport in Ireland in August
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Hello Steve, TOWER 26’s “Be Race Ready” podcast series episode #25 on triathlon swimming is loaded for listening. Thanks for sharing these podcasts with your friends and fellow athletes; its been incredible the listenership growth we’ve had. Jim and I discuss the optimal swim pull for triathletes, reviewing Early
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Courtesy of Wall Street Journal. Courtesy of USC U.S.-China Institute. At a time where swimmers are venturing further and further around the aquatic globe, there is one part of the world where military risks are being elevated.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Of all the projects that you have done in your illustrious career, where does AltaSea stand in terms of a challenge, potential and opportunity? By far te most challenging and exicint opportunity, that can be said for anyone building a 35 acre campus
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Courtesy of Bill Eckstrom, Huntington Beach, California. Bill Eckstrom talks about the Growth Rings [see above]. His four rings – Stagnation, Order, Complexity and Chaos – have Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of Ali Meeks, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Adventure: Into The Maelstrom (Part One), courtesy of Beth Harrison, Jack Hudson in the Moskstraumen and Saltstraumen in Norway. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. I saw a couple of nurse sharks about halfway through the swim that’s all. We’ve been to Eleuthera about a dozen times since 2006 and have seen quite a few sharks there…. nurse, reef, lemon, hammerhead and bulls. The water is so clear that it’s usually from a distance
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Snake Island is located 18 nautical miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is approximately 110 acres in area. There is a lot of beauty and diversity on the landmass with hills, and cliffs overlooking the open ocean. Since there are so many snakes on the island,
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