Paul Leonard’s First Reactions and Actions in a Shark Attack
Paul Leonard describes a cookiecutter shark attack during his Molokai Channel attempt in March
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Open Water Orienteering In Tokushima
Along the coastline of Shikoku – a Japanese island about the size of Long Island in New York State – there are hundreds of offshore isles, rock outcroppings, uninhabited islands, and several islands with fewer than 100 residents. In the planning of Swim Shikoku – an 88-day stage swim planned for July 2026 – I
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Helping Others Accepting And Overcoming Challenges In The Open Water
The UC San Diego women’s water polo went down to their local beach to help the triathlete members of the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
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A Swim Back In Time, An Adventure to Teba Island
Planning for the 2026 Swim Shikoku event continues. Yesterday was a pleasant surprise as I swam to Teba Island, a throwback to historic Japan and a small traditional fishing village
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Vindication Swim Comes To California and Canada
The film about Mercedes Gleitze, Vindication Swim, is now coming to California and Canada after a run on the East Coast and in Great Britain
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It Was A Great Day At The Beach, California Baptist University Takes MPSF Team Title
The men from California Baptist University won the team title at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California for the second year in a row
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Rice Women Dominate the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
Ella Dyson, Ava Portello, Ava Hamblett and Mollie McAlorum of Rice University handily won the 2000-meter freestyle relay at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California
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Dyson Dominates at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
Ella Dyson, born in Australia, raised in England, and competing for Rice University in Houston won the 5 km MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California
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Déjà vu at MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships – Thomas Langlois Defends Title vs Mark Kovacsics and Batu Servi
Thomas Langlois timed his exit out of Marine Stadium perfectly to defend his titla at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California
Relentless. What A World Record Swim Looks Like
He started off with a bang and he ended with a bigger bang. Andreas Waschburger started his Oceans Seven journey with an English Channel record and culminated it with a record-crushing 8 hour 11 minute crossing of the North Channel.
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