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Steve Shouldra Wins Liberty To Freedom Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2020 Liberty to Freedom Swim is a 3.54 km swim from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to the Freedom Tower in downtown Manhattan Island in New York. It has been organized by Urban Swim since 2012, but the […]
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Courtesy of Marathon Swimmers Federation. Sarah Thomas of four-way English Channel fame swam two other mega swims earlier in her career: 168.3 km in 67 hours 16 minutes across Lake Champlain and 131.6 km in 56 hours 5 minutes in Lake Powell. Between Wednesday early evening and late Friday night this week, Dr. Caroline Block
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Magnifique: Monahan Completes Quadruple Manhattan Swim Courtesy of Urban Swim, Manhattan Island, New York. When 18-year-old Robert Dowling completed the first 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York City in 13 hours 45 minutes, no one could imagine a swimmer in the distant future like Jaimie Monahan. Even now, it is hard
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Pioneers Swim Around Great Keppel Island Courtesy of Keppel Islands Swimming Association. Great Keppel Island is touted as one of Australia’s last untouched natural beauties. Host to 17 pristine beaches, coral reef, and an abundance of island and marine life, Great Keppel Island is located on the Capricorn Coast. On August 15th, a number of
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Gary Toner Sponsored by Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon announced Gary Toner as a member of the inaugural class in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. He explained, “Gary is a coach, contributor and author of articles on open water swimming and open water
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Josh Santacaterina Sponsored by Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Josh Santacaterina as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “Josh is a world champion open water swimmer after winning the
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors John Koorey Sponsored by Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced John Koorey as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “John was a swimmer, coach, handler and contributor to the sport
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Lynton Mortensen Sponsored by Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Lynton Mortensen as a member of the inaugural class in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “We welcome Lynton Mortensen into the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Lynton
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Recognition from one’s peers is always appreciated by luminaries in any field. On today’s WOWSA Live episode, Ned Denison interviewed Chris Guesdon talked about the marathon swimming and the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Guesdon kicked off the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame his year and
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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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