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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Island swims are solo, stage, competitive, relay or charity open water swims or swim vacations to, from, on, in, near or around islands in any open body of water. There are tens of thousands of island swims around the world. The World’s Top 100 Island Swims for 2019 include […]
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1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Men’s 50m Freestyle Finals Gold: Alexander Popov (Russia) 22.13 Silver: Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) 22.26 Bronze: Fernando Scherer (Brazil) 22.29 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Men’s 100m Freestyle Finals Gold: Alexander Popov (Russia) 48.74 Silver: Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) 48.81 Bronze: Gustavo Borges (Brazil) 49.02 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Men’s 50m Freestyle
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Marcella ‘Marcy’ MacDonald is the most recent dual inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2019 Honor Open Water Swimmer) and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2005 Honor Swimmer). Known as The American Queen of the English Channel, she was also
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Surviving the Lagoon at the International Ocean Film Festival. Fiji. Tahiti. Mo’orea. Samoa. Barbados. U.S. Virgin Islands. Bonaire. There are just a few locations where open water swimmers can encounter the marine life in and around coral reefs in established events. Surviving the Lagoon, directed by Gilles Kebaïli and Manuel Lefevre, is being showcased tonight
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Free Trip To Hawaii With Movers & Shakas Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Are you at least 18 years old? Are you a remote worker in this new Covid economy? Do you want to live and work in Hawaii while contributing to the state’s economy? If so, the State of Hawaii‘s new temporary
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Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In October 2011, Ted Bramble joined his swimming friends and workout buddies – Matt Mitchell, Hank Wise, Parks Wesson, Lexie Kelly, Dr. Lyle Nalli, and Samantha Sears – to set the all-time 32.3 km Catalina Channel relay record. The Long Beach Swim Focus Catalina Relay set the new
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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s finest open water swimming products, services or organizations in four categories via a global online
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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s finest open water swimmers and products or services in four categories via a global online poll.
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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s open water swimmers and products or services in four categories via a global online poll. The
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WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are sponsored by the World Open Water Swimming Association and serve as an annual public recognition of the world’s open water swimmers and products or services in four categories via a global online poll. The
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