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Paul Georgescu Achieves Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Daimon Club, Bucharest, Romania. In February 2019, Paul Georgescu completed an Ice Mile at the Daimon Club in Bucharest, Romania in 3.02°C water and 8.00°C air temperatures in 22 minutes 43 seconds. With that swim, he achieved the Frosted Triple Crown […]
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Mariana Chevalier Santos Swims Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 16-year-old Mariana Chevalier Santos wrote her name in the history of open water as the youngest swimmer to complete the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Colin Bushweller, Monika Schmidova Win Ice Kilometer In Altenwörth Courtesy of Josef Köberl, SILVESTERSCHWIMMEN, Altenwörth, Austria. International IC Altenwörth in Altenwörth, Austria was held on February 15th. The water temperature was 4.80°C where the Ice Kilometer event was won by Colin Bushweller (12 minutes 43.2 seconds) and Monika Schmidova (27 minutes 7.40 seconds). Men’s 1000m
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As The Swimming World Is On Lockdown And Quarantines, Open Water Continues Courtesy of Ned Denison, Dublin, Ireland. Open water swimmers are, by most accounts, out-of-the-box thinkers and adventurous souls. Their venues of choice are oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, lochs, quarries and estuaries. Their personalities and characters lead these open water swimmers to recreate and
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Jim Loreto Does Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Anne Arundel, Maryland. 46-year-old Jim Loreto is following in the wake of iconic personalities in the sport of open water swimming: * Craig Lenning * Elaine Kornbau Howley * Ned Denison * Gordon Gridley * Ciaran Byrne * Colleen Blair * Jaimie
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Dramatic Prison Island Swim From Île d’If Courtesy of WOWSA, Île d’If, Marseille, France. Alexandre Dumas wrote an adventure novel in 1844 called The Count of Monte Cristo. In the 1844 novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès escaped from the impregnable Château d’If where he had been unjustly sentenced to life imprisonment. He
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Kyra Wijnker, Fergil Hesterman Victorious At Green Heart Ice Swim Courtesy of Green Heart Ice Swim, International Ice Swimming Association, Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands. The 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim was held on February 1st and 2nd in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands in 5.90°C water under the direction of Cor Hesterman,
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Swimming Santorini Courtesy of Danijela Bogdanovic, Santorini Island, Greece. The annual Santorini Experience on Santorini Island in Greece will take place for the 6th consecutive year on the beautiful Cyclades island in October. The 2.4 km swim, which was won by Japan’s Olympian Yasunari Hirai in 2019, is from the volcano to the old port
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Italy’s Nuoto Pushes #stopolympics Courtesy of Nuoto, Italy. With Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, Mario Sanzullo and Rachele Bruni having an excellent opportunity to medal in the men’s and women’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics 10 km marathon swim, the Olympic hopes of their Italian fans and supporters was riding high going. However, with the coronavirus pandemic rapidly impacting
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Jack LaLanne, A Purposeful Life Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. American fitness guru Jack LaLanne did things with a larger purpose. He was focused on his mission in life: promoting fitness, nutrition and positive thinking. LaLanne caught the public’s attention with his charisma and exploits with the goal of inspiring others. “I did these
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