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Pearls Of Wisdom From Julian Critchlow Courtesy of Julian Critchlow, English Channel. “Julian is genius. He breaks down the discipline of channel swimming in innumerable interesting ways. One of my all-time favorite commentators, observer of the obvious and non-obvious, pundit, deep-thinking analyst, and number cruncher in the open water swimming world – in fact, in […]
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When Mariel Hawley Dávila Achieved The Oceans Seven Upper photos courtesy of @Vivi Guerrero, Cook Strait, North Island – South Island, New Zealand. Mariel Hawley Dávila became the third Mexican and the 15th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven in New Zealand in March 2019. Swimming on the same day as her close
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When Nora Toledano Cadena Achieved The Oceans Seven Courtesy of WOWSA, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Nora Toledano Cadena became the first Mexican woman and the 14th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven in March 2019. The Mexican International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer completed a tandem crossing with Elizabeth Fry of the Cook
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Tampa Bay Frogman Swim: Sold Out In 20 Minutes Courtesy of WOWSA, Tampa Bay, Florida. Among the highest grossing charity swims in the world is the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim in Florida that annually exceeded over US$500,000 in donations* for the Navy SEAL Foundation. Race directors Rory O’Connor and Kurt Ott knows they will be
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Nathalie Pohl Survives, Swims And Smiles Across Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Masahide Sano of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Nathalie Pohl made it safely to the start of her Tsugaru Channel attempt this morning at 2:16 am. 10 hours 9 minutes 40 seconds later, she made it safely and successfully across the channel from the
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Swim Caps On Professional Marathon Swimmers Courtesy of Maxime Lamontagne, lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada. Maxime Lamontagne takes many fascinating – and interestingly subtle – photographs. His recent work at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 10 km race at the 2019 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean held in Quebec, Canada on July 21st offered interesting
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Views Of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean Courtesy of Maxime Lamontagne, lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada. Maxime Lamontagne takes many fascinating – and interestingly subtle – photographs. His recent work at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 10 km race at the 2019 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean held in Quebec, Canada on July 21st offered
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Kieron Palframan Successfully Crosses Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Masahide Sano of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan South African extreme swimmer Kieron Palframan completed a very fast 8 hour 41 minute 5 second crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan. He started in Kodomari on Honshu and finished on the shores of Hokkaido. He
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Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Pan American Games Courtesy of WOWSA, Laguna Bujama, Lima. In the XVIII Pan American Games 10 km race, 5-time world champion Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the gold medal in 2:00:51.9 with Cecilia Biagioli of Argentina, the 2011 Games champion, second in 2:01:03.2 and Viviane Eichelberger of Brazil third in
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Esteban Enderica Salgado Wins Pan American Games Courtesy of WOWSA, Laguna Bujama, Lima, Peru. Esteban Enderica Salgado of Ecuador won a bronze medal at the XVII Pan American Games 10 km race in 2015, but he won the gold medal going away in 1:53:46.7. Guillermo Bértola of Argentina was 2nd in 1:54.00.0. Taylor Abbott of
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