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Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Mark Warkentin, a 2008 Olympic marathon swimmer from Santa Barbara, California, had trained with and raced against Olympic medalists and Olympians for much of his pool swimming career. But it was not until the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain until […]
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Alex Kostich Accepts Guinness World Record Around Pitcairn Island Courtesy of Alex Kostich, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean. Originally scheduled for April earlier this year, Alex Kostich had to postpone his unprecedented circumnavigation swim around Pitcairn Island around due to logistical delays. Finally, on May 4th, he successfully completed the 9.8 km swim around Pitcairn Island
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Extraordinary Swim Year Concludes with Barbados Open Water Festival Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados Kristina Evelyn reported, “It has been a landmark year for open water swimming in Barbados. The Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) successfully hosted two major regional meets both with open water swimming races, a local charity took to the sea to
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Diana Nyad, Off-Broadway And Soon On Audible Courtesy of Audible, Minetta Lane Theatre – New York. Many open water swimmers are on social media, sharing their story and achievements on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Some open water swimmers appear on television in talk shows and news programs and others are the subject of documentary
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Swimmer Scout Summary Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, USA – Quebec, Canada. In 2011, Phil White created the In Search of Memphre cross-border marathon swim between Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada, in part, to promote a more open border with Canada. White summarized the In Search of Memphre solo swim of 40.2 km,
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Lynn Blouin Gave Decades Of Leadership In The Sport Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Lynn Blouin has stepped down from her many years of volunteering as a voting member of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. An Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the
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International Ice Swimming Association Frozen News Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association announced, “The ICE event calendar is filling up with more to come from Austria, Spain, France and few others. The IIS World Cup Series Winter 2020 selected locations include: 1. Amsterdam, The
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Olympic Marathon Runners Are Protected. What About Marathon Swimmers? Courtesy of International Olympic Committee, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon and race walking events will be moved to Sapporo on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido. Compared to Tokyo, Sapporo has significantly lower
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Courtesy of WOWSA Ocean Fest and Julie Andersen of Plastic Oceans at Redondo Beach, California. South African Sarah Ferguson was honored by Guinness World Records at the 2019 WOWSA Ocean Fest in Redondo Beach, California for the Fastest Circumnavigation Swim around Easter Island. Swimming on behalf of Plastic Oceans, Ferguson was recognized for the fastest
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Elizabeth Fry To Be Honored In Midtown Manhattan Courtesy of Guinness World Records North America. 60-year-old Elizabeth Fry is the epitome of a mild-mannered heroine with the stamina and strength of athletes one-third her age. She was nominated for the 2011, 2015 and 2016 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and did a
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