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Zero Ice Miles In Antarctica And Around The World Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. A Zero Ice Mile is arguably the most difficult swim to accomplish in the cold water swimming world. A Zero Ice Mile (or Ice Zero Mile) is a solo Ice Mile performed in water temperature below 1ºC (33.8°F) as defined […]
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First-time Ice Milers, Winter Wonders Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. The month of December saw a number of swimmers from the winter swimming and channel swimming community attempt their first Ice Mile – and they were successful. 58-year-old Martha Wood of Manchester-by-the-Sea, New Hampshire [see above] completed her first Ice Mile on December 16th
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Swimming On Christmas Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Christmas Lake is a exceptionally clear lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is connected by an underground canal to Lake Minnetonka where a 16.2 km annual lake race is held. While Christmas Day is most often reserved for church going and family gatherings (in non-COVID-19 years), there
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Julian Critchlow Launches The English Channel Relay Database Courtesy of Julian Critchlow, English Channel. While solo crossings of the English Channel have been well-documented since 1926 by the Channel Swimming Association and more recently by the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation, it took a massive, long-term effort by Julian Critchlow to comprehensively document the details
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Is The Catalina Season On – Or On Hold In 2021? Who Knows? Time Will Tell Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. The Catalina Channel and Tsugaru Channel swimming seasons were put on hold in California and Japan, respectively. While the Tsugaru Channel swimming will depend on decisions made by various Japanese
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Prieto Family To Attempt The Mexican English Channel 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 Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. Crossings between
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Danielle Spurling, a teacher and coach from Melbourne, Australia has started her Torpedo Swimtalk podcast. Spurling explains her podcast, “This podcast chats to elite masters swimmers from around the world, both pool and open water champions. Who are these unsung Masters superstars? Why do they swim? Many of them
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David Alleva talks about the advantages of swimming and the benefits of vaccines.
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Reviews For RIO Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “In modern times, there has rarely been a film like RIO that has received so many glowing reviews by one’s peers in the marathon swimming world,” observed Steven Munatones. “The positive reviews, the multiple social media comments, and the word-of-mouth accolades keep coming in.” Here are
Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. David Alleva, Ph.D. swam competitively as a child and teenager in Virginia. As one of the top high school swimmers in America, he then went on to represent Indiana University at the NCAA level while majoring in biology and training under Hall of Fame coach Doc Counsilman. He
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