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Scenes From Santorini Photos courtesy of Babis Giritziotis, Danijela Bogdanovic, and Elias Lefas, Santorini Island, Greece. The 2020 Santorini Experience will be held on October 4th with an eco-friendly approach and plastic-free actions. The volcano of Santorini is one of the largest underwater active volcanoes in the world and perhaps the only volcano whose caldera […]
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Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. On September 16th – 18th 1998 in Terracina, Italy, the following members of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee met, made key decisions, and submitted recommendations to the FINA Bureau that would ultimately change the direction of open water swimming and its global growth: Alan Clarkson (UK), Chairman Coaracy Nunes
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The Many Faces Of Professor Paul Jagasich Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Paul Anthony Jagasich was a highly respected language educator and translator who wrote and translated many books and publications. He also swam from England to France, receiving the O’Clee Jubilee Cup as the oldest swimmer in 1988 at the age of 54.
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From #stopolympics…To Bring It On! Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in early March 2020, with the coronavirus pandemic rapidly impacting the world, Olympic podium swimming hopefuls in Europe and elsewhere were often having difficulties in finding places to train. Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, Mario Sanzullo, and Rachele Bruni are medal hopefuls in the men’s
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Carol Sing on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. Sing became the oldest woman in history at the age of 55 to swim across the Catalina Channel when in 1997. She also completed the Manhattan
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Kyra Wijnker Is 2020 IISA World Cup Series Champion Courtesy of The International Ice Swimming Association. International Ice Swimming Association World Cup circuit had stops in the Netherlands (Amstel Ice Swim), Germany (Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open & IISA® World Cup Veitsbronn 2020), and the UK (IISA Great Britain Championships). Before the global pandemic
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Christof Wandratsch Is 2020 IISA World Cup Series Champion Courtesy of The International Ice Swimming Association. International Ice Swimming Association World Cup circuit had stops in the Netherlands (Amstel Ice Swim), Germany (Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open & IISA® World Cup Veitsbronn 2020), and the UK (IISA Great Britain Championships). Before the global pandemic
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Pat Gallant-Charette of Maine on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. In addition to her channel swimming and lake swimming successes and disappointment, the 69-year-old from Maine continues to set records and redefine athleticism and
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Sharing Pool Time…Maybe Next Time? Commentary by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During the COVID-19 pandemic, community lockdowns and restrictions on swimming in open bodies of water and in swimming pools throughout the United States caused major changes in the lifestyles and training habits of swimmers. Swimmers were disappointed and felt frustrated, but followed the local
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William Stein Peacefully Passes Away Courtesy of Christopher Stockdale. Dr. Christopher Stockdale, who was the inaugural winner of the Van Audenaerde Cup for his 17 hour 30 minute crossing of the English Channel in 1977 reported that William Stein, MBE passed away peacefully in his nursing home on August 14th. Stein was awarded Member of
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