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Andre Slade Talks With Swimmers In Rough, Sharky Waters Down Under

Andre Slade Talks With Swimmers In Rough, Sharky Waters Down Under Courtesy of Andre Slade, Bondi Beach, Australia. Andre Slade is the founder and owner of OceanFit of Bondi, Australia. OceanFit enables people to enhance their ocean lifestyle and discover, learn, watch and share 365 days a year. It offers a large range of podcasts […]

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Joe Zemaitis Talks Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live – Part 1

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Joe Zemaitis does not waste any time – and crafted a lifestyle to achieve his life’s goals. The 40-year-old from the state of Arizona is a successful competitive swim coach (Swim Neptune), an accomplished triathlete (7 Ironman Triathlons), an author (Joe’s Rules), an Iron Iceman and an Ice

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Katie Blair Attempts Two-Way Crossing Of St. Lucia Channel

Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Sue Dyson had planned, organized and talked about Katie Blair‘s attempt at a two-way St. Lucia Channel Swim on WOWSA Live [see episode below]. Blair’s goal was a 66.2 km channel swim between Saint Lucia and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea. She made the first crossing to Martinique

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Tracey Knowles as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Tracey is Australian representative swimmer no 488 for her selection into

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Shelley Taylor-Smith

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Shelley Taylor-Smith Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Shelley Taylor-Smith as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Our next inductee into the Australian Marathons Swimming Hall of fame

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2020 Swim Around Charleston – Solo Results

Courtesy of Kathleen Wilson, Swim Around Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Kostich – like the his colleagues and competitors in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina had to deal with intermittent and disrupted training. But they persevered and competed. Kostich talks about his experiences before and during the event on WOWSA Live [see

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Mustafa Sevenay And Hilal Zeyneb Saraç Win Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim

Mustafa Sevenay And Hilal Zeyneb Saraç Win Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Bosphorus, Turkey. The Turkish Olympic Committee’s 32nd Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. The 6.5 km crossing of the Bosphorus Strait between Asia and Turkey starts in Kanlıca on the Asian side

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Against the Tides Premieres In The UK, USA, Canada, Australia

Against the Tides Premieres In The UK, USA, Canada, Australia Courtesy of Stefan Stuckert. Against the Tides, a documentary film about Beth French‘s attempt to complete the Oceans Seven within one calendar year, will premiere in the UK on Sky Documentaries later in 2020. Sky Documentaries is a new Sky channel with an exclusive library

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Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles – Week 8

Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel

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Alex Kostich Enjoys The Opportunity To Swim Around Charleston

Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich talked about his training – both on dryland and in the open water, domestically and internationally – in this unexpected year of lockdowns, mandates and ordinances that impact nearly every aspect of our lives on today’s edition of WOWSA Live soon after winning the 19.3 km

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