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Courtesy of Ori Yehezkel, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo above shows Haim Tamir smearing Vaseline on Yitzhak Yehezkel before his 2nd crossing of the Sea of Galilee in 1953 On October 19th 1951, 35 swimmers raced across the Sea of Galilee from Ein-Gev to Tiberias in the presence of politicians including the the Speaker of the […]
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Great Lakes Open Water Adventures, Problem Solver Extraordinaire Courtesy of Timothy Lytle, ARC’TERYX TORONTO, Canada. Tim Lytle, Community Marketing Manager for Arc’teryx in Toronto, announced that Madhu Nagaraja’s GLOW Adventures was nominated as a candidate in its Problem Solvers initiative. Lytle explains, “As part of this campaign, we have selected 3 projects in the Toronto
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Cold Water, Warm Drinks Courtesy of Zina Deretsky, San Francisco Bay, California. A warm fluffy towel, a nice long warm shower, relaxing sauna, a hot mug of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, a delicious meal. These are some of the rewards that are cherished after cold water swims. Zina Deretsky of Zina Studio knows those
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Joe Zemaitis, John Zemaitis Double Down Across The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Joe Zemaitis, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis set off on history’s second two-way crossing of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in the early morning of November 15th. The Sea of Galilee (or Kinneret) is the lowest freshwater
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Chris Dunn, Samoa Events Swimmer Of 2019 Courtesy of Seti Afoa, Samoa. Chris Dunn from South Auckland, New Zealand returned to the South Pacific faster and more experienced. It showed. Seti Afoa of Samoa Events announced Dunn won the 2019 Male Swimmer of the Year. In 2019, he returned to the Samoa Swim Series to
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Jessica Evans, Samoa Events Swimmer Of 2019 Courtesy of Seti Afoa, Samoa. Australian Jessica Evans of Brisbane is training for an unprecedented 4-day stage swim around Moreton Island in her native Queensland next March. Her charity swim is called the Black Dog Lap that will benefit the Black Dog Institute. She has prepared by swimming
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The 2020 Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Courtesy of Glenn Paige, MD, Ambassador, Navy SEAL Foundation, Tampa Bay, Florida. Dr. Glenn Paige, MD will swim in the 11th Annual 5 km Tampa Bay Frogman Swim held on January 12th 2020 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The charity event – one of the world’s most successful fundraising open
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Global Generosity With Goggles for Guppies Courtesy of Goggles for Guppies, Laguna Hills, California. Goggles for Guppies continues to provide free swimsuits, swim caps and goggles to enable at-risk children to learn to swim. In 2011, Goggles for Guppies was co-founded by Chris Hales and Matt Hales, twin 12-year-old brothers – and is still going
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Emergency Descriptions & Medical Codes Used In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, La Jolla, California. When swimmers are rescued by lifeguards or there are other incidents on the shore or off the coast, lifeguards, paramedics and first responders use different kinds of information with trained medical personnel. Along the beaches of America, the following
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Diego López Dominguez To Attempt The Islands Seven Courtesy of Diego López Dominguez, Canary Islands. 100 km west of Morocco at its closest point lies the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias). There are eight Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa) and seven potential channels to swim across.
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