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Courtesy of Beatriz Alvariño Díaz del Río, Atlantic Extrem Sports, Galicia, Spain. The Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas (Atlantic Islands Triple Crown) will open its registration at midnight, April 5th for second stage swim between the Island of Sálvora and O Grove in Galicia, Spain. The 19 km swim will be held on September 7th. For […]
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Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Semenovskoe Lake, Murmansk, Russia. The 3rd Ice Swimming World Championships 2019 and the 1st Ice Swimming Arctic Cup 2019 will be held in a 25m pool carved-out of Semenovskoe Lake in Murmansk between March 15th – 17th. There will be live streaming of all the races at the world
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Courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols Ph.D., Blue Mind, California. Wallace J. Nichols Ph.D., author of Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do and his colleagues at the Blue Mind initiative explore many forms of
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Courtesy of Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar, Spain – Morocco. Laura Gutiérrez Díaz announced the launch of the new Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar (ACNEG) website, the authoritative governing body of solo and relay crossings between Spain and Morocco. She wrote, “Swimmers of open water, from ACNEG and on
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Courtesy of Butterfly Bob Wood, Darlington Dolphin Masters Amateur Swimming Club, North Yorkshire, UK. There are a number of colorful champions, powerful personalities and charismatic characters in the open water swimming world with great nicknames: Ady: Adrian Sarchet (Guernsey) Aeolian Shark: Giovanni Brancato (Italy) America’s Best Girl: Gertrude Ederle (USA) America’s Travelin’ Swim Coach: Jerry
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Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Murmansk, Russia. Ger Kennedy is one of 22 Irish ce swimmers who will head to Murmansk, Russia on March 14th – 18th to compete in the International Ice Swimming 3rd World Championships. “I am harnessing the ice,” explained Kennedy about his ice bath training to prepare for swims within the Arctic
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Sven Elfferich‘s world record Ice Kilometer swim in 3.6°C water and 8°C air in Altenwörth, Austria in 11 minutes 55.40 seconds Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. The International Ice Swimming 3rd World Championships were held in Murmansk, Russia in 2013 and 2015. But the growth of the ice swimming community
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Who’s Who In The Women’s Ice Swimming World Photo courtesy of Martin Tschepe, Veitsbronn, Bavaria, Germany. Information courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association, Murmansk, Russia. The International Ice Swimming 3rd World Championships were held in Murmansk, Russia in 2013 and 2015. But the explosive growth of the ice swimming community over the last
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Turku, Finland. Talviuinnin SM 2019 is held in Turku in southwest coast of Finland that straddles the Aura River. There were 930 swimmers watched by more than 12,000 spectators at the festive event. Moona Myllyaho [photo on left], a Corporate Wellness Coach at Kuortane Olympic Training Center in Seinjoki, and Janne Kekkonen,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Prescott Athletic Club, Arizona. This morning, Joe Zemaitis [shown on left] and Jerry George each had their Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association. “Jerry, one of the masters swimmers on my team inspired me to do the Ice Mile,” explained Zemaitis. “We completed it the same day at the
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