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Courtesy of Harris Linardos, Navarino Challenge, Greece. The annual Navarino Challenge in Navarino Bay at the port of Pylos in Greece will take place for the 5th consecutive year on Greece’s Cyclades island on October 6th. The swim is a 1.6 km swim along the Costa Navarino under the direction of Greek national team coach […]
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Courtesy of Harris Linardos, Santorini Island, Greece. The annual Santorini Experience on Santorini Island in Greece will take place for the 5th consecutive year on the beautiful Cyclades island on October 6th. The swim is a 2.4 km swim from the volcano to the old port of Fira in 20-22°C water under the direction of
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Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. Under the leadership of Ram Barkai, Dmitry Blokhin [shown above on right] and referee Vitaliy Poborchiy [shown above on left], the opening ceremonies yesterday and the first day of competition at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup were flawlessly
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Why? Lewis Pugh Explains At Westminster Abbey Courtesy of A Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day 2019, BBC, Westminster Abbey, London, England. Why? Many open water swimmers are asked that question about why they swim. It is sometimes a difficult question to comprehensively explain. Lewis Pugh, United Nations Patron of the Oceans, has always been
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Courtesy of Oscar Rubio, Open Water World Tour. The second edition of the 2019 Open Water World Tour has expanded to the African continent where the Tour opens at the Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge in the Nelson Mandela Bay at Port Elisabeth on April 13th (see here). 2019 Open Water World Tour Schedule April 13th: 5
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Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. The International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup 2019 opens today in Murmansk, Russia and continues through March 18th. Athletes from the world over are confirming their documents and the 500m and Ice Kilometer swimmers are allowed to do
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Courtesy of Dmitry Blokhin, Deputy Chairperson of Murmansk City Sports Committee, International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship. On Day 3 of the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup in Murmansk, Russia, top swimmers like Alisa Fatum, Hanna Bakuniak, Elina Mäkinen and Lotta Mäkinen, Marion Joffle, Olive Conroy
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Ice Kilometer World Championship In 2013 vs 2019 Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Murmansk, Russia. 396 ice swimmers qualified for the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia. The largest contingent in the third edition of the ice swimming world championships is from Russia with 251 swimmers followed by Great Britain (19 swimmers), China (15), Ireland
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Engraved on a Nation: The Impossible Swim – 60 second Promo from CIRCLE BLUE ENTERTAINMENT. Filmmakers Ali Weinstein and Larry Weinstein created a 60-minute documentary film about Maya Farrell’s attempt at crossing Lake Ontario that recently aired in Canada on TSN. Engraved on a Nation: The Impossible Swim was first broadcast in Canada on February
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Photo of Henri Kaarma at the 2016 Winter World Swimming Championships by Konstantin Soldatov in Tyumen, Russia. Another very, very fast race is anticipated at the International Ice Swimming Association 3rd World Championship and 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup in Murmansk, Russia. It will be fast, furious and freezing in the 50m freestyle event. The
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