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John Pittman Talks About Meeting, Helping Swimmers On WOWSA Live

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John Pittman Talks About Meeting, Helping Swimmers On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilot John Pittman followed the footsteps of his father Mickey Pittman, learning the fishing, ocean diving and channel swimming escorting business for years on the Catalina Channel in Southern California. The […]

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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island

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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island Courtesy of Afternoon Express and Beautiful News, Robben Island, South Africa. “I went from fleeing my country to being free in the water,” said Congolese swimmer Arafat Gatabazi who received the 2016 Open Water Swimmer of the Year from the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association.

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Lynn Blouin Talks About lac Memphrémagog On WOWSA Live

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Lynn Blouin Talks About lac Memphrémagog On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Administrator Lynn Blouin covered and organized one of the major professional marathon swims in the world for decades: the 42 km cross-border Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog, an International Marathon Swimming Association-sanctioned

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Mel Cunningham Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and member of the executive management team Melissa Cunningham won the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships and other international races and set world records over the course of her career. The Australian native has continued her swimming success as an

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2020 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim Pilots

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2020 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim Pilots Courtesy of the Rottnest Channel Swim, Western Australia. The support boat skippers for the 2020 19.7 km South32 Rottnest Channel Swim includes the following escort pilots who guide swimmers and relays between the starting at Cottesloe Beach on the Australian mainland and finishing at Thomson Bay on Rottnest Island.:

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David O’Brien Talks About Keep Turning Over On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer David O’Brien competed on the professional marathon swimming circuit for years after representing Australia in both pool swimming and surf lifesaving at the international level. The 52-year-old O’Brien has achieved so many accolodes over his career including winning a bronze

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020 Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. Christopher Guesdon announced the inaugural Class of 2020 Honourees of the new Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (AMSHOF). He explains, “The AMSHOF immortalises the career achievements of those Australians who have distinguished themselves as a marathon swimmer or contributor in the

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Silvia Dalotto Talks About Grit And Integrity On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Silvia Beatríz Dalotto competed on the professional marathon swimming circuit for 7 years, competing in 50 races, and later served many years as a FINA official. She is currently serving as the Director de Proyectos at Comité Olímpico Argentino. The

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Petar Stoychev, Yasunari Hirai To Race The Authentic Marathon Swim

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmers like Petar Stoychev and Yasunari Hirai have been globetrotters throughout their careers. In the case of Stoychev, he has raced on every continent in the world including Antarctica. Between Hirai and Stoychev, they have collectively been to 6 Summer Olympics: Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio. So

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