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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Dick Campion, a member of the Class of 2011 in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, has led an incredible aquatic life that has spanned being a competitive swimmer in the 400m and 1500m freestyle and 800m relay, representing Great Britain, at the 1960 Olympic Games in […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Paul Georgescu of Romania has completed two hard swims in 2020 – both completely different. He first set a Zero Ice Mile record in Hanusee Bay in Antarctica in 0.6°C water as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim, completing the mile in 22 minutes 44 seconds last February. Then,
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Michelle Lucking explains about how cold water swimming helps boost her immune system on WOWSA Live.
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The 2020 WOWSA Awards announced the 12 nominees from 9 countries in the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year category.
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The 2020 WOWSA Awards kicked off with the announcement of 22 nominees in the World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year category
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Valérie Grégorio found her way to St Kitts from her native Québec, Canada. Valérie Grégoire is a marine biologist, coach, triathlete, open water swimmer, scuba dive instructor, Reef Check coordinator, a PADI Instructor, and the head swimming coach for the Special Olympics St Kitts athletes. Grégoire started the MV Christena Memorial Swim, an
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California Tunisie Numerique selected the start of Nejib Belhedi’s 155 km circumnavigation swim around Djerba Island in Tunisia as its 2020 Photo of the Year. The photo was taken from shore near Al Kantara right before Belhedi was to start his swim on October 30th. Belhedi finished 47 hours 50 minutes
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Photo showing International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Des Renford on left with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilot Reg Brickell Sr. on right is courtesy of Ned Denison. Reg Bricknell, Sr. from Great Britain was an escort pilot for 84 English Channel swimmers including solo crossings by Penny Dean, Helge Jensen, Tina Bischoff and Lynne Cox as well as 13 relays including the first two-way
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Courtesy of Royal Life Saving Society UK. Most year-end events from Festive Dips in the UK and Polar Bear Swims and Polar Bear Plunges in America and winter swims and open water dips elsewhere around the world impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have been cancelled. The Royal Life Saving Society UK provides an educational video
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Courtesy of Royal Life Saving Society UK. Ed Accura, the co-founder of Black Swimming Association and the protagonist of A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim [see below] that chronicles his experiences in learning how to swim while addressing typical stereotypes and modern myths that have been perpetuated about black people and swimming, and how those factors
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