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Chris Guesdon Honored Again By His Peers

Courtesy of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Melbourne, Australia. Chris Guesdon was the inaugural recipient of the Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. He was honored for his services at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Melbourne, Australia. He acknowledged the honor with […]

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Vladislav Sapozhikov Wins 200m Freestyle World Title

Photo courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Murmansk, Russia. Youth was served in the 200m freestyle at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup in Murmansk, Russia yesterday in 0.2°C water. 23-year-old Vladislav Sapozhikov won his first world ice swimming title with a 2:11:11 time. He was the only 20-something

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Michał Perl Captures 100m Breaststroke World Title

Michał Perl Captures 100m Breaststroke World Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association, announced the next IISA World Championship will be held in Katowice, Poland starting on February 21st 2021. That is great news for 23-year-old Michał Perl who won his first world title in

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Aleksandra Bednarek Wins 100m Breaststroke World Title

Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. Aleksandra Bednarek was the female part of the Polish sweep of the 100m breaststroke at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup, along with her Polish teammate Michał Perl. The young pair each won their first world title in Murmansk,

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Ice Machine Wins 50m Butterfly World Title

Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. After recently being inducted in the the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer, Henri Kaarma won the 50m butterfly title at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup in Murmansk, Russia today. The 45-year-old from Estonia, known

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Elina Mäkinen Wins 50m Butterfly World Title In Murmansk

Photo courtesy of WoW – World of Wonders Art/Halder at the 2017 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany. Results courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. She has speed and she has stamina. Not only is Elina Mäkinen an Ice Ironwoman after completing an Ice Mile and a full Ironman triathlon

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Vladimir Turovsky, Courageous In Murmansk

Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. Vladimir Turovsky (Владимир Туровский) is a 45-year-old Russian swimmer from Borovskiy who is the fastest double amputee in the ice. He finished 132nd overall in the 50m freestyle at the 2019 International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup in 1:35:99 as

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Hanna Bakuniak From Poland, Fastest Woman In The Ice

Photo of Team Poland with Marek Grzywa, Tomasz Lutkowski, Leszek Naziemiec, Krzysztof Kubiak, Hania Bakuniak, Michał Perl, Rafał Domeracki, Dariusz Bakuniak, Ola Bednarek, Piotr Biankowski and Remigiusz Golebiowski. Results courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. Hanna Bakuniak had an outstanding competition at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice

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World Record Holders To Be Honored In Murmansk

Courtesy of Guinness World Records and Ram Barkai, Murmansk, Russia. Ram Barkai of the International Ice Swimming Association and Dmitry Blokhin, event organizer of the International Ice Swimming 3rd World Championships are rolling out the red carpet for the ice swimmers from around the world in Murmansk, Russia. Guinness World Records is honoring each of

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