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Anjos D’Agua 3 Completes Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adherbal de Oliveira, founder of the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, reported about the success of the Anjos D`Água 3 Relay. “The morning of August 9th was very special for […]
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Shark Attack & Recovery By Adherbal de Oliveira Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite being attacked by a shark during his Molokai Channel crossing, Adherbal de Oliveira returned back to his Brazilian home and still takes to the ocean. He recently assisted Rodrigo Gralha Garcia in
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From Lima To Lanai: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui – Molokai – Lanai, Hawaii. On August 10th in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games 1500m freestyle final won by Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina, a slew of open water swimmers finished in the Top 10: Kristel Köbrich of Chile
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Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel Courtesy of Matt Buckman and Florin Tomos finishing on Niu Peninsula on Oahu after a, Molokai Channel crossing in Hawaii. Florin Tomos is a 35-year-old Romanian open water swimmer and coach who successfully swam the Molokai Channel last week in 14 hours 56 minutes on August
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Tsugaru Channel Crossings – Channel Aspirant Information
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Owase Open Water Swimming In Japan Courtesy of Yumi Kida, Mikisato Beach, Mie Prefecture, Japan. In the same region as Kyoto and Osaka in central Japan, Mie Prefecture has vast protected coastal areas of 1,000 kilometers of Pacific Ocean coastline. The 500m, 1 km, 3 km and 5 km OWS Mie Open Owase (尾鷲OWS) is
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Swim Across Catalina For Africa Courtesy of WOWSA, Catalina Channel, California. Mark Dahlin was a former competitive swimmer who picked up open water swimming a few years ago. His newly found passion is now geared towards raising money and building much-needed water wells in Africa. Dahlin and Cary Sheehan, Ryan Vinall, Barry Nugent, and Bill
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Team Denise Tackles Tsugaru Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Team Denise from Ireland completed a 19.5 km crossing from Honshu to Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan. The Irish team of Peter, Denise, Saskia, Sandra, James and Enda is one of the few non-Japanese relay teams to have made the
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Josef Köberl Sets World Record In Ice 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” on Saturday 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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Hot Off The Press: Tokyo 2020 Marathon Swimming Test Event Completed Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. With the oppressive summer heat in Tokyo and humidity hanging over Odaiba Marine Park, combined with the 29.5°C+ (85°F+) water temperatures in Tokyo Bay at the Tokyo 2020 Marathon Swimming Test Event, the men’s race start was
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