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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
36-year-old channel swimming pioneer Dr. Caroline Block has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland for several years now. She has helped people realize that a two-way crossing of the 35 km channel may actually be humanly possible. Dr. Block, a multi-talented multi-faceted anthropologist, talked […]
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Reef & Run Redux In 2021 Courtesy of Jane Cairns, Santa Barbara, California. Jane Cairns, race director of the Reef & Run Series, had to come to the same conclusion of tens of thousands of other open water swimming race organizers. She wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce our very difficult
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Invitation To Help The Coral Gardeners Courtesy of Moorea Coral Gardeners Association, Moorea, French Polynesia. 3 years ago, the Coral Gardeners Association were established by Titouan Bernicot and his teenage friends. They recall, “Enjoying our time in the ocean is a skill and a passion. When we witnessed our first bleaching event, we learnt about
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If Captain Matthew Webb Texted And Tweeted, Posted And Published Courtesy of WOWSA, Dover. Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel in 1875. The Illustrated London News and the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News covered the Webb’s crossing of 21 hours 45 minutes. Widely covered and celebrated by
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FORM Upgrades Again And Again Courtesy of FORM, Vancouver, Canada. FORM launched the world’s first augmented reality swim goggles (FORM Swim Goggles) in August 2019 and then later upgraded its offering by adding the Polar® OH1/OH1 and Swim App. Aquapreneur and CEO Dan Eisenhardt and the FORM technology team has taken their goggles to another
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Without Great Solitude, No Serious Work Is Possible Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo above shows Israeli swimmer Guy Cohen during his 24 hour Swim-From-the-Heart challenge 40 km south of Haifa, Israel. The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” Swimming in solitude is so easy
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Por Ellas Mexico On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA, Baja California, Mexico. Today’s edition of WOWSA Live with co-host Antonio Argüelles interviewed the following guests:
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Aguas Abiertas Riviera Nayarit In Mexico On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA, Puerto Vallarta, Mexican Riviera, Mexico. Today’s edition of WOWSA Live with co-host Antonio Argüelles interviewed the following guests: * Belín Villasante, race director of Aguas Abiertas Riviera Nayarit of Nado Seguro in Puerto Vallarta * René Martínez Saenz, race director of Boca Laguna
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Boca Laguna Swim & Run Fest In Mexico On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA, Boca Laguna, Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. Today’s edition of WOWSA Live with co-host Antonio Argüelles interviewed the following guests: * René Martínez Saenz, race director of Boca Laguna Swim & Run Fest in Chapala, Jalisco * Edna Llorens, race director of Por
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Maratón Acuático Ruta del Arrecife In Mexico On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Today’s edition of WOWSA Live with co-host Antonio Argüelles interviewed the following guests: * Ivan Torres, race director of Maratón Acuático Ruta del Arrecife in Quintana Roo * René Martínez Saenz, race director of Boca Laguna Swim & Run
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