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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 48th Waikiki Roughwater Swim Top 10 Fin Swimmers 1. Haley Read 1:09:33 2. Katie Lyons 1:10:28 3. Jamie Neuwirth 1:10:41 4. Danielle Becks 1:15:48 5. Kelly Quin 1:17:07 6. William Corn 1:20:13 7. Wendy Friedland 1:20:28 8. Linda Portis 1:21:20 9. Michele Sorensen 1:23:18 10. Gail Nishimura 1:23:57 48th […]
Courtesy of Michael Schaub and Timothy Bracy, http://www.mensjournal.com/sports/collections/the-64-best-sports-books-of-all-time-w500930, Men’s Journal. Muhammad Ali, Jesse Owens, Walter Peyton, Babe Ruth, Bill Bradley, 1960 Olympics, race horses like Seabiscuit, #46 – Find a Way, Diana Nyad Swimmer Nyad, then 64 years old, shocked the world in 2013 when she swam from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage;
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. The world has innumerable locations for incredibly hard open water swims. Rough conditions, cold water, sharks, jellyfish, tides, currents, long distances, high altitudes and logistical considerations are the primary obstacles. What are some of swims in the Southern Hemisphere that would be on the ultimate open water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The world has innumerable locations for incredibly hard open water swims. Rough conditions, cold water, sharks, jellyfish, tides, currents, long distances, high altitudes and logistical considerations are the primary obstacles. What are some of the swims in the Northern Hemisphere that would be on the ultimate open water swimmer’s
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Courtesy of Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim, Islamorada, Florida. With the devastation across Florida due to Hurricane Irma, the Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim will be postponed until a later date. Photo shows a swimmer and an escort kayaker in the Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. U.S. Masters Swimming Announces New Officers and Award Winners U.S. Masters Swimming has concluded its annual meeting during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas, Texas. In addition to committee meetings and rules and legislation reviews, USMS held officer elections and honored many of its deserving volunteers with
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continues on his stage swim of 2,860 km, forecasted to last 60 days, along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. According to Life at the Edge of Sight: A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World by Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter, the White Cliffs of Dover are made from millions of years of buildup of exoskeletons of plated marine microbes called coccolithophores. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Stéphane Lecat (FRA) was the recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award Poseidon Award recipient is Chris Guesdon The Poseidon Award is an annual award given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame to recognize those individuals who have gone beyond the call
Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and WOWSA. Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How does it feel to be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame – even as you are still involved in the sport? Mohamed Marouf: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What was the most satisfying swim
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