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Jim, Joe, John Put On Quite A Show Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of Abigail Fairman, Manhattan Island, New York. The 40 Bridges Swim was beyond incredible from nearly every perspective during the September 18th-19th event. Not only is the distance absolutely daunting at 91.8 km, but the swimmers and kayakers also faced strong winds throughout […]
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When It Rains, Get Under A Jellyfish Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Sydney, Australia. The Tsuruoka Municipal Kamo Aquarium (鶴岡市立加茂水族館) is an aquarium located in Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan. In 2005, its jellyfish exhibitions exceeded Monterey Bay Aquarium in California and now holds the Guinness World Records for the world’s largest variety of jellyfish exhibits
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Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced James Pittar as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “James’ achievements are remarkable for a marathon swimmer, but James is also blind. When 10-year-old James Pittar started having trouble
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Cancer survivor Sarah Thomas is arguably the most accomplished and well-known marathon swimmer in the world. What she does, what she says, and what she stands for is a beacon of hope and inspiration for many. She is now sharing her thoughts and swimming adventures first-hand. “I’ve started
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Mother Nature Is a Huge Opponent Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. “When I first saw Japanese sumo wrestler Enho compete against significantly larger sumo wrestlers at the highest level of sumo, we immediately thought of open water swimmers,” said Steven Munatones. “At 168 cm (5′-6″) and peaking at 99 kg (but usually at
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Cruising Underwater To Capture Open Water Swimmers Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Sea Scooters are totally cool to use on an open water swim – whether it is document a record-setting marathon swim in the Caribbean Sea by Cameron Bellamy or capture an ice swimming adventure underwater with Ger Kennedy in Siberia. At
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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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Rafael Álvarez On The Importance Of Pace Training Courtesy of Diary of a Double, Mexico City. Los nadadores de aguas abiertas deben ser capaces de adaptarse a condiciones cambiantes e impredecibles. Uno de los métodos más efectivos para lograrlo es el entrenamiento de pasos. En este video, Rafael Álvarez, entrenador del nadador mexicano Antonio Argüelles,
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Becca Mann, one of the world’s fastest freestylers in both the pool or open water, described her experiences in competing at the FINA World Swimming Championships against the world’s best on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. The 22-year-old published author and screenwriter at USC, who was the first
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Natalia Chuich And The Wake Of Many Great Russian Swimmers Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Over the last few decades, Russia has produced a number of outstanding professional marathon swimmers including Larisa Ilchenko, Aleksey Akatyev, Vladimir Dyatchin, Daniil Serebrennikov, Yuri Kudinov, Ekaterina Seliverstova, Ivan Afanevich, Evgeny Drattsev, Sergey Bolshakov, Natalya Pankina, Olga Kozydub,
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