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Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. Sophia Brunt is a 28-year-old British open water swimmer, primary school teacher, a former triathlete and competitive swimmer with the Wimbledon Dolphins Swimming Club, a STA swimming teacher, coach, and a member of the Serpentine Swimming Club. She is active to say the least. But in the year of the pandemic, Brunt had to […]
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Courtesy of PDA Esportes, English Channel. Abilio Couto was the first Brazilian to swim across the English Channel in 1958. Since that time, there have been 30 swimmers who have 1st: Abilio Couto (France to England) in 12 hours 45 minutes in 1958 + 11 hours 33 minutes in 1959 + 12 hours 49 minutes
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Courtesy of Shu Pu, AVRA, Hong Kong. Shu Pu announced the 2021 Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim that will be held on February 21st 2021. Pu invited interested Cold-Halfers and Cold-Plungers in the following events: * ColdXtreme – 15 km swim, 75 km bike and 25 km run, solo or teams of 2* Cold Half
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kosatka means orca or toothed whales in the Russian language. A winter swimming center and club called Kosatka DV in Vladivostok was founded by Oleg Duchuchaev. DV or Dalniy Vostok means Far East that includes East Siberia, Yakutia, and the Pacific Coast. Kosatka DV organizes and trains people for
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SPLASH! 10,000 Years of Swimming covers the history of swimming from the days of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome as well as during the Dark Ages and Middle Ages to the Renaissance and modern-day Olympic Games.
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There are certain things that most open water swimmers want to avoid in the ocean: jellyfish, sharks, orcas, and poisonous fish.
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Yasu Fukuoka is a 2-time Olympic swimmer who launched a new lifestyle and clothing brand for swimmers called I Swim And Travel Around The World.
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Ocean Grease By Edward Beck Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steven Munatones recalled, “Back in the 1970s, I could go to medical supply stores in California to purchase large tubs of lanolin. In the 1980s, I could still find smaller jars of lanolin at various pharmacies or order directly from medical supply stores. But
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2020 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nominees Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year 1. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 2. Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden) 3. Bárbara Hernández Huerta (Chile) 4. Cath Pendleton (Wales) 5. Chloë McCardel (Australia) 6. Jaimie Monahan
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2020 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year 1. Century Swim To Malta by Neil Agius (Malta) 2. HK360Xtreme Challenge by Mayank Vaid (India) 3. Ice Kilometer by Alisa Fatum (Germany) 4. Lake
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