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Josef Köberl To Be Honored In California Courtesy of WOWSA, Vienna, Austria. 42-year-old ice swimmer Josef Köberl established the Guinness World Record for the “Longest Duration for Full Body Contact With Ice” in August in Austria. Köberl sat for 2 hours 8 minutes 47 seconds in an ice bath where only his head was exposed […]
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Professor Mike Tipton Awarded The Ireland Medal Courtesy of The Lifesaving Foundation. John Connolly of the Lifesaving Foundation announced that Professor Mike Tipton Ph.D. has been awarded the 2019 Ireland Medal. The professor from the University of Portsmouth in the UK was recognized for his contributions to saving lives from drowning in cold water. The
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Antonio Argüelles Readies For A Double With A Two-Way Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles Díaz González, Catalina Channel, California. Antonio Argüelles Díaz González of Mexico took 24 hours 17 minutes 49 seconds to tie Hank Wise, Jesus Samuel Neri Gutierrez, John York and Tina Neill as the only people to swim at least 6 times across
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Liz Fry’s Oceans Seven, 60 And Counting Courtesy of Nora Toledano, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Liz Fry has set the standard as a prolific solo marathon swim for years, decades. She became the oldest individual – male or female – to achieve the Oceans Seven with an 11 hour 13 minute crossing of
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Cameron In The Caribbean, From Barbados To St. Lucia Courtesy of Cameron Bellamy, Barbados to St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea. There are two ways to travel between the two beautiful islands of Barbados and St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea: 1. Several 45-minute flights travel between Barbados and St. Lucia daily. 2. The ferry service between
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Jessi Harewicz, 30 Hours Plus All Kinds Of Adventure Courtesy of CBC Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Jessi Harewicz started her journey in the open water with a wetsuit and is now continuing without neoprene. Her story is inspirational and enjoyable to see. Since earning the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and doing all kinds
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John Donlon Goes 3 For 3 Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Association, Catalina Channel, California. From the South Shore of Boston to the ocean cliffs of Southern California, John Donlon of Scituate, Massachusetts has 3 goals while raising money and awareness for the American Liver Foundation, both on dryland and in the water. Donlon is a
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The Law Of The Jungle In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “When I think of successful ice swims, stage swims, marathon swims, and channel swims – and even DNF’s, it reminds me of British Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Law for the Wolves,” commented Steven Munatones. “Specifically, the lines, ‘For the strength
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2019 Naples Island Swim & SUP Courtesy of Greg Shea, Long Beach, California. Ryan Bullock went neck-and-neck for 3 miles with Franc Aleksi around Naples Island in Long Beach, California. Back and forth they swam at the Naples Island Swim until the very end when Bullock stood up first as he ran to victory in
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Courtesy of Joe Rogan Clips. Joe Rogan interviews marathon swimmer, nutrition expert, researcher and extreme athlete Dr. Peter Attia on a variety of ocean swimming topics from swimming in Hawaii to swimming across the Catalina Channel in a wide-reaching April 24th 2018 interview. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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