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Karolina Szczepaniak Is Finally Pulled En Route From Poland To Sweden

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33-year-old Karolina Szczepaniak, a Polish 2008 and 2012 Olympic swimmer, fought valiantly for reportedly 60 hours, swimming 140 km in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The water started at […]

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Olympian Karolina Szczepaniak Is En Route From Poland To Öland, Sweden

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Karolina Szczepaniak celebrated her 33rd birthday as she was preparing for her 172 km assisted marathon swim in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of  Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The two-time Polish Olympic swimmer

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A World First: The Zemaitis Brothers – Joe and John – Achieve The Stillwater 8

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Back in October 2011, Michelle Macy proposed a new challenge to marathon swimmers: the Stillwater 8. To achieve the Stillwater 8, a solo swimmer had to cross 8 different lakes around the world. Years passed, but no one had come close to completing the Stillwater 8, although several swimmers were en route. In February 2020,

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Christie Ciraulo, A Mighty Mermaid In The Open Water And Pool

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Christie Ciraulo has been swimming all her life and risen to the top of her age group for several decades now, both in the pool and open water. She has served in various capacities locally and nationally among her US Masters Swimming colleagues for decades, volunteering and organizing all kinds of events. She works to

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After 40 Days and 40 Nights, Avram Iancu Completes His Triple Crown of River Stage Swims Across Europe

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On August 8th after a start on June 29th, Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) completed his 556 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims after he swam 556 km along the Main River until the Danube Canal over the last 40 days. His stage swim that was documented daily on his Facebook page (see here). This

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