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Merle’s Mermaid Marathon In Miami Sponsored by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Local news and social media over the past week in Miami’s Biscayne Bay have been flooded with images of dead fish floating across the bay and littering shores of southern Florida. Marine life is literally struggling to breath. Florida International University scientists have reported […]
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Sponsored by WOWSA, Mexico City. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Antonio Argüelles begins today on his journey to become the oldest person – at the age of 62 – to complete a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel. “It is incredible to see how far people are pushing the boundaries
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Anna-Carin Nordin Describes Her Global Adventures On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison interviewed fellow Hall of Famer Anna-Carin Nordin of Sweden on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. In addition to her Oceans Seven achievement, the 49-year-old Swedish marathon swimmer and ice swimmer
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Swimming Down The River Bhagirathi Starts Up Again Courtesy of Jose Luis Larrosa Chorro, River Bhagirathi. In many places around the world, annual open water swimming competitions are starting back up in earnest. One of the most historic and longest – the 81 km India National Open Water Swimming Competition down the River Bhagirathi near
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90 km Relay Swim Between Mersin And Girne Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Bosphorus Turkey. Hacettepe University in Ankara has a masters swimming club that will organize a new 90 km relay swim from Girne on the north coast of Cyprus to Mersin on September 1st. Held on Peace Day in Turkey, it will be the
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The One And Only, Jaimie Monahan Courtesy of Urban Swim. Jaimie Monahan is a channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, ice swimmer, Ice Ironwoman, two-time Guinness World Records holder, Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame who are arguably put in more air miles than anyone in the
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Marmaris Yüzme Kampi Redux Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Bosphorus Turkey. In addition to the world-renowned Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race (Turkish: Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı) that was postponed until August 23rd, there is an increasing amount of activity in the open water scene in Turkey. Pelin Çelik of Galatasaray Master Swimming Club tells of the
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Tokyo 2020 Delayed…But Hopeful Courtesy of 2020 Summer Olympics (2020年夏季オリンピック). The Games of the XXXII Olympiad scheduled for this summer were postponed until next July, but the fireworks could not be stored until next year. So the show goes on and the athletes remain hopeful that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will go on as scheduled
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Keeping Safe, Enjoy The 2020 Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim Courtesy of Pelin Çelik, Bosphorus Turkey. Pelin Çelik explains, “COVID-19 has affected Turkey as in other countries, but the situation is getting better every day. The annual Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race (Turkish: Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı), always held in July, was postponed until August 23rd.
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A Race For All Ages: Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K/10K Swim Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Similar to tens of thousands of open water swimming events around the world that have been cancelled due to COVID-19, the Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K/10K Swim is cancelled for 2020. The North Shore Swim Series event
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