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The Forever Swim By Antonio Argüelles The Forever Swim By Antonio Argüelles Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Forever Swim delves into the inner thoughts, vision, loves, worries, and challenges of Antonio Argüelles. Steven Munatones summed up about the newest book by and about the first Mexican swimmer who achieved the Oceans Seven. “He describes his colorful, […]
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Pablo Fernández Álvarez sets a World Record for a 100 km open water swim
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Twice Is Nice, Thrice Is Rolling The Dice Courtesy of Lionheart, Isle of Jersey. Andy Truscott has achieved several unprecedented marathon swims over his career. But tomorrow morning, he will begin his longest, toughest and most navigationally challenging swim to date: a Round Jersey Triple, or three non-stop consecutive circumnavigations around the Isle of Jersey
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Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira gets bit by a cookiecutter shark In the Molokai Channel
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WOWSA Launches Free Global Calendar In WOWSA’s annual survey on how to best serve the open water community, 78% of the 2,140 respondents said they wanted more news and information
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Pablo Fernández Álvarez Sets 100 km Open Water Record Courtesy of WOWSA, Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean. In the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in New York, the swimmers fly down the Hudson River often swimming faster than walkers, joggers, runners and even cyclists. The swimmers are aided by the fast-moving Hudson River during the
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Lucky 7 At Navarino Challenge Courtesy of WOWSA, Costa Navarino, Greece. The Navarino Challenge will showcase Spyros Gianniotis, the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim silver medalist, in its 7th annual event on October 12th in Costa Navarino, Greece. Gianniotis will start the 1.6 km race at the picturesque harbor of Pylos, at the site of
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Marko Pejcinovski, Young Swimmer Across Ohrid Lake Courtesy of OhridNews.com, Ohrid Lake, Macedonia. Marko Pejcinovski swam across the Ohrid Lake and smiled his way during his public interviews. For more information, visit his Facebook page and his Instagram page. Copyright © 2008 – 2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock has set himself up very well for a potential Mellouli Double at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Named after Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli for his dual gold medal performance in the 1500m freestyle and the 10 km marathon swim at the 2012 London Olympics, the Mellouli Double is
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Body, Mind And Soul Heroes In The Open Water Courtesy of Lucas Rivet, Catalina Channel, California. Argentine waterman and aquapreneur Lucas Rivet of Asociación Argentina Gestión y Desarrollo del Deporte, is documenting the Oceans Seven journey of Argentine swimmer Matías Ola and his support team. Ola’s August 2018 crossing of the 32.3 km Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina
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