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Against the Tides Premieres In The UK, USA, Canada, Australia Courtesy of Stefan Stuckert. Against the Tides, a documentary film about Beth French‘s attempt to complete the Oceans Seven within one calendar year, will premiere in the UK on Sky Documentaries later in 2020. Sky Documentaries is a new Sky channel with an exclusive library […]
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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 September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo channel
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Kostich talked about his training – both on dryland and in the open water, domestically and internationally – in this unexpected year of lockdowns, mandates and ordinances that impact nearly every aspect of our lives on today’s edition of WOWSA Live soon after winning the 19.3 km
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Swimming In The Sawtooths Courtesy of Harry Huffaker. Far from the maddening crowds of America’s big cities, the threat of the coronavirus, raucous presidential and congressional politics, and outbreaks of civil disobedience, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Harry Huffaker enjoys his days of solitude and high-altitude swimming in the Sawtooth Range amid
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Stately, Splendid, Stunning Swim Starts Around Charleston Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Around Charleston race director Kathleen Wilson announced 40 solo swimmers and 9 relays started the 19.3 km circumnavigation swim around one of America’s most beautiful and oldest cities. She explains, “It has been such a challenging year for everyone and it
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Have Fun, Be Safe, Live The Adventure Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. San Francisco open water swimmer Jamie Patrick accepted his 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award on the Queen Mary at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. His words ring as true today as
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Samurai As Scholars, Swimmers, And Swordsmen Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Japanese samurai has to master many things including swordsmanship, Chinese studies, poetry, spiritual discipline…and open water swimming. Samurai learned suijutsu or suiei-jutsu (水術 in Japanese), one form of a martial art of combative swimming. The samurai encountered numerous situations where he might need
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The Extraordinary Journeys Of Humpback Whales Courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films. “The first time that I heard clicks and whistles from a nearby whale in the ocean, I figured it was from a whale, but I was still quite curious and immediately raised my head to ask the crew if a whale was near,” recalled
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H2O: The Molecule That Made Us Courtesy of Public Broadcasting Service. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us is a 3-hour series from WGBH Boston. The film dramatically reveals how water underpins every aspect of our existence. Segments from across the planet, intimate documentary and natural history cinematography combine to uncover dramatic discoveries and compelling characters
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Swim With Mike, A 40-Year Tribute Of Turning Tragedy To Triumph Courtesy of Loretta Abdun-Nur Joseph, Swim With Mike. Swim With Mike is a recently completed documentary film about former competitive swimmer Mike Nyeholt and the incredible generosity that arose from an unfortunate accident. A dirt bike accident left the 3-time NCAA Swimming national champion
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