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Swimming And Sinking In British Columbia Courtesy of #National Geographic When open water swimmers get in and out of the water, they occasionally sink down in soft sand or muddy conditions. Jessi Harewicz, a recent guest on WOWSA Live, went swimming this week and had a harrowing experience with sinking sand in her native British […]
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. At the 1977 Channel Swimming Association (CSA) Golden Jubilee (50th) dinner in Dover, there were three International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees present including a young Kevin Murphy who was inducted that same year. Fast forward 32 years later and 10 others in this
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Swimming In Sharky Waters Courtesy of WOWSA, Magnetic Island, Australia. Shelley Taylor-Smith swam 90 km from 90 km , Australia partly in a shark cage in January 1995 (see the dramatic footage here). She said, “I don’t think I’m the one that broke the record. I think the whole crew did it today. I had
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Roz Hardiman Talks About Enabling Success On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, English Channel. In 2008, the-then 56-year-old Rosalinda ‘Roz’ Hardima was pulled only 0.7 miles from the French shore in a dramatic 25 hour 14 minute attempt of the English Channel. Slipping in and out of consciousness, her crew pulled her from the
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Bonnie Tsui and Kimberley Chambers discuss the book Why We Swim on WOWSA Live
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Brent Rutemiller Speaks About The Future On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brent Rutemiller, the publisher of Swimming World Magazine and CEO of International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF), has always possessed an overflowing amount of vision and creativity. But he has outdid himself in the designing and planning of the new
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Pablo Fernández Álvarez Sets World Record Swimming In Place For 25 Hours Courtesy of Libertad Silva, Madrid, Spain. After a long, stressful night for Pablo Fernández Álvarez and his team, Fernández finally set his third Guinness World Record after completing 25 hours swimming in a continuous-flow pool. Libertad Silva reported, “He was tired but happy
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One of the greatest pool swimming races in history: the 1976 US Olympic Trials, men’s 400 meter freestyle
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Pablo Fernández Swims At All-Day Pace In Place For COVID-19 Courtesy of Libertad Silva, Madrid, Spain. Pablo Fernández Álvarez, a two-time Guinness World Record holder from Spain, has started his 25-hour non-stop challenge. Libertad Silva explains, “His record attempt is a charity swim to support COVID-19 research, especially noteworthy because Fernández himself is a recovering
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Celebrate The Mother Earth Swim On Mother’s Day Courtesy of WOWSA, Venetian Islands, Biscayne Bay, Florida. Merle Liivand will attempt the inaugural Mother Earth Swim in Miami, Florida this coming Mother’s Day on May 10th. Merle Liivand will do a solo mermaid swim around the Venetian Islands including San Marino Island, San Marco Island and
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