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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A body of water in Mexico that is similar in distance and conditions (albeit not water temperature) to the English Channel is the 20 km stretch of cobalt sea between Isla Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. At 5:00 am on December 27th on the Yucatán […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In her brief professional marathon swimming career, Marian (née Cassidy) Clark from Wilmington Aquatics in Delaware who finished 2nd overall in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation to Shelley Taylor-Smith. She also set a record in the 1992 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli and competed in twice in the
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Neil Agius: The Long Swim Home Courtesy of LovinMalta, Malta. Neil Agius, a 2004 Olympic swimmer in the 400m freestyle from Malta, completed a 100 km solo swim from Sicily in Italy to Malta in the Mediterranean Sea in June. He built up to this Century Swim from his specialty of 400 meters. He initially
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Cheers To Jonathan Ratcliffe, Warrior Of The Waves Courtesy of brewbabu, Oundle, Peterborough, UK. It has been a little over a year since Jonathan Ratcliffe achieved the Oceans Seven, a year in which he was well-deservedly nominated for the 2019 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. With five children, ages between 10 and
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Every Stress, Every Worry Just Disappears Getting Into The Water Rachel And The Good Swim, courtesy of Arctic Ramblers and Swedish Lapland Visitors Bureau. Swedish Lapland is the rolling hills and the roaring rivers. The vast woodlands and rural romance. But foremost, from the mountains to the sea, it is the perfect place for a
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Looking Back And Looking Forward Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This time of the year, we always look forward to looking back at the year highlights throughout the open water swimming season. This year there were many. Frankly, there were probably more disappointments, frustrations and dreams dashed than
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Christof Wandratsch Goes 2 For 2 On The 2020 IISA World Cup Series Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association
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Ailén Lascano Micaz Wins 2020 500m IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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Seti Afoa On Samoa Swimming And The Orewa Ocean Series Courtesy of Seti Afoa, Samoa Events. After a year of no tours, swim safaris, swim series, marathon and triathlon events in Samoa, Tonga or Tahiti due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Seti Afoa of Samoa Events reported on the status of restarting, “The year 2021
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