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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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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charles E. Silvia (1911 – died on 16 June 1998 at 87 years), nicknamed Red, was an American swimming coach and well-published author and authority on swimming and lifesaving. He is a graduate of Springfield College in the Class of 1934 and served as the swimming coach for 40
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Courtesy of Outside Magazine, Honolulu, Hawaii. Last week, legislators in Hawaii proposed a bill that would ban minors from running what the bill calls “long distance” races. Legislators didn’t specify what length that means, but they do explicitly mention half and full marathons. As justification for the ban, the legislation cites this 2010 study in
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Courtesy of Swim Argentina, Mount Everest. Swim Argentina is planning a swim at the base of Mount Everest between May 10th-31st. For more information, contact reservas@swimargentina.com. Copyright © 2008-2018 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pace clocks and stopwatches that carefully measure time dominate training and competitions among pool swimmers around the world. Interval training, best times and qualification standards dictate the careers of pool swimmers. Waves, winds and water temperature are among the climatic elements that open water swimmers deal with in oceans,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. http://openwaterswimming.wiki/index.php?title=Paige_Kieding Eva Fabian Alex Meyer Keri-anne Payne Nick Theders. He has already completed the Seal Beach swim the Maui mile, the Cayman island race, and the Waikiki rough water (11 years old). All with me, and he kicked my butt! He is also signed up to swim Alaska this
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The opening stage of the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2018 will be held tomorrow in Eilat, Israel. Athletes come from all over Europe to compete in LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) open water swimming competitions, but a lone American, Eva Fabian, has been sharing her experience and expertise
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The opening stage of the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2018 will be held tomorrow in Eilat, Israel. Athletes come from all over Europe to compete in LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) open water swimming competitions, but a lone American, Eva Fabian, has been sharing her experience and expertise
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