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The Show Appears It May Go On, Tokyo Olympics 2021 Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The prospects of doing sports and holding athletic competitions in states like California are becoming increasingly distant for youth and teenage athletes with the governor’s latest mandates, perhaps postponing sports until as late as next September 2021. Concurrently, spectators […]
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Taylor Cunningham is a Marine Biologist and Shark Conservationist. She received her degrees in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Tampa in Florida. While at university she focused on researching hammerhead hydrodynamics. She is a PADI Divemaster, freediver, and a shark safety diver with One Ocean.
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Courtesy of Ran Elfassy, Shooting It Raw, Hong Kong. Ran Elfassy of Shooting It Raw spoke with Ocean Recovery Alliance founder Doug Woodring about the state of plastic recycling in the world today. The Californian-turned-aquapreneur and event director Woodring described how he spearheaded campaigns that were decades ahead of the curve. From his work with
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. There are all kinds of Bucket Swims. The bucket swims can be personal or established, domestic or international, short or long. A bucket swim is an open water swim that individuals have dreamed about and wants to do before they pass away. They can be of any distance
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Stéphane Gomez was elected as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. The 44-year-old Gomez, born in Millau, France, competed in 20 countries as an elite competitor for 11 years starting in 1999. Over his career
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in July 2021 with escort pilot Michael Oram. This week he did a tough pool workout (3 x 1500m) and will head north to swim
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Michelle Lucking has an eye, imagination, and tactile skills that are very rare among open water swimmers. In fact, her talents and creative vision are rare among the entire population – and her road to becoming an award-winning artist is even more unusual. Lucking, a sea swimmer, won
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555 km Black Sea Victory Relay Lives Up To Its Name Courtesy of Akimov Vitaly, Novorossiysk-to-Sevastopol, Russia. Akimov Vitaly, Alexandr Brylin, were part of an international team of over 50 swimmers that finished a three-stage 555 km relay that started in Novorossiysk on October 21st and finished on November 7th in the city of Sevastopol
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Yvetta Tulip Hlaváčová of the Czech Republic was elected as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. After competing for 9 years on the FINA World Cup professional marathon swimming circuit, Hlaváčová crossed the 33.5 km
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Ronnie Wong Man Chiu Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Ronnie Wong Man Chiu was elected as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Wong is the long-time chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming
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