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Marcia Cleveland Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame

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Marcia Cleveland Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. After decades of racing, training, coaching, mentoring, writing, lecturing and administering on the subject of marathon swimming, American author, coach, speaker, and veteran swimmer Marcia Cleveland was elected as an Honor Swimmer in the […]

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Fran Crippen’s Legacy Must Continue

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Fran Crippen’s Legacy Must Continue Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “They can’t find Fran,” said Shelley Taylor-Smith in a tone that immediately scared Steven Munatones who was in New York at the time of the telephone call. “What do you mean, they can’t find Fran?” Munatones asked to the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming

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Greek Lifesaving Sport Union To Start In 2020

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Greek Lifesaving Sport Union To Start In 2020 Courtesy of Stathis Avramidis, Ph.D., National Public Health Organisation and Applied Lifeguarding-Lifesaving Sport, University of Athens, Greece. Greek lifesaving luminary Stathis Avramidis, Ph.D. will establish the Greek Lifesaving Sport Union in January 2020, an of his life’s work and passions. The Paragon Award winner [see above] explains

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Hector Gascon, Grateful And Appreciative

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Hector Gascon, Grateful And Appreciative Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, Southern California. Catalina Channel Swimming Federation confirmed that Hector Gascon of Los Angeles, California overcame some nighttime turbulence to complete his first channel swim across the Catalina Channel on September 19th-20th in 12 hours 31 minutes. The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation reported,

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Wave Safe Series: How To Enter The Water Safely

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Wave Safe Series: How To Enter The Water Safely Courtesy of Bruckner Chase and NOAA. Bruckner Chase is utilizing the comprehensive plethora and scope of information, data and know-how at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, and the National Weather Service to teach people how to enjoy the ocean and coastlines while

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What Could Be Ice Swimming Rules In The Winter Olympics?

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Commentary courtesy of WOWSA. Video courtesy of ICE Swimming Burghausen by www.hd-porduction.at. Thinking ahead…and wondering out loud: China is the site of the next Winter Olympics, officially XXIV Olympic Winter Games, and is scheduled for February 4th – 20th 2022 in Beijing and around the neighbouring Hebei province. If an ice swimming competition were added

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