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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Auckland Marathon Swim When and where Date: Sunday 22 April 2017 Assemble: 7:00am, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand Start time: 8:00 am Tide: 12:22 pm Nominal cutoff time: 4.5 hrs Finish and Prize giving: Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. All types of open water swimmers are also accomplished endurance athletes on land. Pádraig Mallon, an Irish Ice Ironman, has done everything from an Ice Mile to a full Ironman triathlon. James Tout has completed the Triple Crown of Endurance Sports with his Hawaiian Ironman in 1981, Boston Marathon
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Courtesy of Asociación de Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar, 14.4 km between Spain and Morocco. On September 12th, Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa passed away at the age of 59 years. The founder and president of the Asociación de Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association) envisioned,
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Courtesy of Swim Cruise, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Cruise Swim like a fish while falling in love with an untouched natural beauty that surrounds you. Feel the love and joy of life every day on the World’s only, Croatia Swim Cruise. www.SwimCruise.com Deluxe Cruise 8 days and 7 nights cruising the Croatian islands and swim
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Courtesy of Ivan Vranjes, Mateo Juric, Croatia. Swimming in the “Land of A Thousand Islands” Have you ever imagined swimming in crystal clear warm waters in a secluded cove on a remote island? How about a different cove on a different island every day? Sounds impossible? It isn’t. Swim Cruise provides experience that is unparalleled
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. LongSwimsDB by Evan Morrison has now documented It is nominated for the 2017 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year among other products, services and organizations: 1. 48 Braçades by Miquel Suñer (Spain) 2. Blue Journey Dangerous Waves Project with Bruckner Chase (USA) 3. Global Swim Series by
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 3×50@3:00, all-out freestyle kicking with a kickboard + 2×25@3:00 with Bosu Ball 20-year-old female: 1st 50: 44 seconds with 99% SpO2 + 137 bpm 2nd 50: 43 seconds with 98% SpO2 + 143 bpm 3rd 50: 44 seconds with 99% SpO2 + 150 bpm 1st 25: 40 seconds with
Photos circa 1919-1920 in Huntington Beach, California. There is one practical reason why more people will learn how to swim in the open water in Cuba: Thousands of kilometers of low-lying coastlands where people live in the path of Caribbean hurricanes. Tarea Vida (Project Life in English) was adopted in 2017 by Cuba’s Council of
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Photos of Jaimie Monahan courtesy of Arik Thormahlen. The WOWSA Awards are an annual selection of outstanding individuals and offerings in the following categories: World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, and World Open Water Swimming Offering of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ryan Doolittle does not specialize in competitive swimming, but he saw his older brother Sean win the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim last year and was motivated to attempt the 5 km charity swim. Their father John Doolittle is renowned in the area and is the namesake of the John
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