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Dr. David Smith, The Original Most Interesting Man In The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Most Interesting Man in the World is an advertising campaign for the Dos Equis brand of beer. The ads feature Jonathan Goldsmith as “the world’s most interesting man” and first began appearing in the United States in […]
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Mermaid Went On Marathon Mission, Then Appears On FINIS Friday Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach, California. Merle Liivand competes, runs companies both in her adopted Florida and her native Estonia, models, serves as an ambassador for a number of charitable causes, and enjoys the life of a mermaid. She completed the world’s first 10 km
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WOWSA Live April Interviews Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison is the personable, widely traveled host of WOWSA Live. WOWSA Lives bring one-on-one interviews with luminaries from the sport of open water swimming from all continents around the world. Denison has swum with, crewed for,
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2019-2020 Global Swim Series Champions Courtesy of Global Swim Series. Global Swim Series founder Rob Kent announced, “The first race of the 2019-2020 Global Swim Series season took place in the stunning west of Ireland, on May 18th 2019 – the Lisfannon to Ludden Swim, and should have ended on the other side of the
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Nejib Belhedi To Run While Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Bizerte, Tunisia. Nejib Belhedi is planning to do all kinds of open water swims and channel swims for the rest of his career. But along the way, he is also planning to do something extraordinarily rare, perhaps unprecedented. Belhedi will continue training for channel swims while
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Sarah Thomas On Staying Focused On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about the four-way crossing of the English Channel with Sarah Thomas on today’s WOWSA Live. Her 134 km crossing of the English Channel took 54 hours 10 minute last year.
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Pablo Fernández Álvarez On Giving 100% When Not 100% On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about adventure swimming with Pablo Fernández Álvarez on today’s WOWSA Live. The 2-time Guinness World Record holder spoke about: * his 16.1 km Senegambia Open Water Challenge from Senegal
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Ben Lecomte Pushing His Limits On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about transoceanic swims with adventurer and ocean advocate Ben Lecomte on today’s WOWSA Live. Lecomte’s transoceanic swims included different types of swims in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Copyright © 2008 –
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked about the 4-day S.C.A.R. event in Arizona and the importance of giving back and volunteering with Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member Kent Nicholas on today’s WOWSA Live. For more information on the 66.9 km S.C.A.R. Swim, the ultimate Arizona 4-day challenge, visit www.scarswim.com.
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Jessi Harewicz Explores Her Opportunities On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Vancouver, Canada. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison talked with Jessi Harewicz, a Canadian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member, on today’s WOWSA Live. To learn more about Harewicz, watch a short film about her that was directed by Edward
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