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Davide Giardini, Lexie Kelly, Kai West, Kelly Harrigan Win 5K, 10K North Shore Swims Courtesy of Chris Gardner, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. Today on the North Shore of Oahu on the renowned surfing spot of Waimea Bay, a pair of 30-somethings – Davide Giardini and Lexie Kelly – went shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the the […]
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Déjà Vu For Angela Maurer In Novi, Croatia Courtesy of FINA, Novi, Croatia. Angela Maurer, at the age of 44, became one of the oldest swimmers in history to win a leg on the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series. 44-year-old Maurer won the 20 km marathon swim in Novi, Croatia on August 31st. Maurer described her
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Edoardo Stochino Wins 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series In Novi, Croatia Courtesy of WOWSA, Novi, Croatia. Edoardo Stochino of Italy won the 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series held in Novi, Croatia on August 31st by 3 seconds over veteran Evgenij Pop Acev of North Macedonia and 6 seconds over Italian teammate Francesco Ghettini.
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How Swimming Profoundly Reduces Depression And Anxiety Courtesy of WOWSA Ocean Fest, Redondo Beach, California. Channel swimmers are often quoted as saying something like, “Swimming is 80% mental.” Dr. Tonya Nascimento studies effort perception (workout pain) and effort endurance (persistence). Dr. Nascimento asked swimmers how much of their success is mental. “I get answers anywhere
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Cameron Bellamy’s 151 km Swim: Barbados to St Lucia Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados. Cameron Bellamy has completed the Oceans Seven swims, rowed across the Indian Ocean and swam around Barbados. Disappointed at being thwarted in his attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, South African Bellamy shifted gears and shifted aims to swim a
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Yuko Matsuzaki To Attempt World Record Yuko Matsuzaki To Swim All-Day Pace In Place Redondo Beach, California. Yuko Matsuzaki, a Japanese inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, loves swimming. Matsuzaki will attempt to break the world record for the Longest Continual Swim in an Endless Pool in Redondo Beach, California on October
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Before And After The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Courtesy of Lexie Kelly, Kaimana Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Ollie Signorini of Australia and Ashley Twichell won the 2019 Waikiki Roughwater Swim titles – and large trophies to take home. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Too Cool, Technology In Tokyo Courtesy of Asahi Newspaper, Tokyo, Japan. With the anticipated heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese are exploring different kinds of technological alternatives. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee will consider using snow machines as a countermeasure against the heat during September 13th during the Olympic canoe
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Triple Crowner Srikaanth Viswanathan of India Courtesy of Srikaanth Viswanathan from Bangalore, India. 46-year-old Srikaanth Viswanathan from Bangalore, India completed the 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in July 2018 in 14 hours 7 minutes, becoming the oldest Indian to achieve the feat. Srikaanth learned to swim in 2005 when a damaged ligament in
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Continents Seven: Values For Sports, Business And Life, Learned Around The World Courtesy of Diego López Domínguez, Manhattan Island, New York Continents Seven: Values for sports, business and life learned throughout the world is a book written by Diego López Domínguez, a Spanish open water swimmer from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary
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