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Sunny Lowry, Giving And Sharing A Long Life Of Service Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From Lorna Cochran who swims the aQuellé Midmar Mile in her 90’s to Dr. Otto Thaning who completed a crossing of the English Channel at the age of 73, longevity among open water swimmers is well established. One of […]
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The Santorini Experience, The Swim Goes On Courtesy of the Santorini Experience, Santorini Island, Greece with photos by Loukas Hapsis and Babis Giritziotis After thousands of press releases of postponements and cancellations open water events around the world with a few virtual races taking their place, there is now a welcomed change of the tide.
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Cameron Bellamy, Lynton Mortensen, Antonio Argüelles Talk About The Oceans Seven On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Cameron Bellamy from Cape Town (South Africa), Lynton Mortensen from the Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia), and Antonio Argüelles from Mexico City talked about their achievement of the Oceans Seven with Steven Munatones on today’s
Achievement With Mauna Endurance – On Dryland And In The Open Water Courtesy of Mauna Endurance, Oceanside, California. Mauna Endurance is an endurance sports-oriented company from Oceanside, California that was founded by Philip Billikopf and is staffed by engineers, bankers, accountants, and advertisers who also so happen to be accomplished endurance athletes and knowledgeable coaches
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Steven Munatones experienced a myocardial infarction in the left anterior descending artery, ventricular fibrillation arrest and atypical thrombus (clot), and used KAATSU and swimming to recover.
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Billy Wallace Recalls North Channel History On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. The venerable Billy Wallace discussed his involvement and entwinement with the history of North Channel swimming and swimming in Ireland with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison on today’s edition of WOWSA Live. Wallace described the following
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Sophia Nash’s Extreme Swim To Become An Iron Icewoman Courtesy of Alastair Coombe, Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster, UK. In January 2019 in Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster, UK, Nick Hungerford (34 minutes 48 seconds), Nikki Pope (50 minutes 12 seconds), Sophia Nash (40 minutes 7 seconds), James Allen (49 minutes 32 seconds),
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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Dr. Vicki Keith C.M. and David Smith, Ph.D., and Courtney Moates Paulk spoke about their many hallucinations during their marathon swims on today’s WOWSA Live program. IMSHOF chairperson Ned Denison and Steven Munatones inquired about their most challenging swims and
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Fazlul Kabir Sina, Lipton Sarker, And Salman Saeed and the history of swimming the Bangla Channel
Dr. David Alleva Plays Long Game In Labs And The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. David Alleva lives a life of scientific discovery and development of immunology- and inflammation-based therapeutics including those for autoimmune diseases with emphasis on Type 1 Diabetes in Beverly, Massachusetts. As the Executive Director of Immunotherapeutics for
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