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Bill Brand Making A Lasting Impact Courtesy of Mayor Bill Brand of Redondo Beach and Mayor Stacey Armato of Hermosa Beach, outside the California EPA, Sacramento, California. Mayor Bill Brand of Redondo Beach in Southern California has fought battles all his life. His latest personal battle is with his health. This June, he was diagnosed […]
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Ion lazarenco, A Swimmer Spreading Peace Courtesy of WOWSA, Geneva, Switzerland. Ion Lazarenco, an Oceans Seven swimmer and the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, is on a mission. He recently participated in the Paris Peace Forum and the Geneva Peace Week in November. At the Geneva Peace Week 2019, he and
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Bryan In Ballycaste, Harry Huffaker’s Memories Of 1964 Courtesy of Harry Huffaker, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. “Bryan Finlay is the epitome of generosity, humility and helpfulness in the sport of open water swimming,” recalls Steven Munatones about the recent International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honoree from Canada. “Any question, any issue, any problem-solving,
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2019 Successes Across The Strait of Gibraltar Courtesy of Laura Gutiérrez Díaz, Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar, Spain-Morocco. Laura Gutiérrez Díaz of the Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar announced the final results of the 2019 Strait of Gibraltar season. “There were a total of 52 crossings completed by 142
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The Beauty Of Swimming In San Francisco Courtesy of Zina Deretsky, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Bay, California. Zina Deretsky, CMI has been swimming in Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay over the last decade. On dryland, Deretsky is a talented board certified medical illustrator and a science & technology illustrator. But her passion for the
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The Pleasure And The Pain Courtesy of Jen Schumacher, Catalina Channel, California. Jen Schumacher talked about the pain that she felt during her 9 hour 2 minute Catalina Channel swim, “During Catalina, I averaged 155 heart beats per minutes with a maximum of around 200. I wanted to swim as consistently and fast as possible
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Bill Sadlo, The Swimming Grandfather Courtesy of WOWSA, New York City. William ‘Bill’ Sadlo, Jr. was well ahead of his time. Sadlo, an early pioneer of marathon swimming, was honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2009. Sadlo competed in at least 31 marathon swims between 1927 to 1957
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Three-Time Olympian Stephanie Horner Wins Twice At Barbados Open Water Festival Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados. When the curtain came down on the 8th Barbados Open Water Festival, it was the Canadians who had claimed most of the podium positions in the four races. Stephanie Horner, a Pan American Games medalist and 3-time Olympian was
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Racing To The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ten spots were up for grabs for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. And the race was on. The winner was a heralded, but unexpected, 22-year-old from China, Xin Xin. She upset 2016 gold
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Fun Fast Freestyling. Germany Wins Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Germany won the closest mixed relay in FINA history at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Germany, anchored by 2020 Olympian Rob Muffels, defeated Italy by 0.2 seconds and the United States by 0.3 seconds where 4
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