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Watch International Ice Swimming World Championships Live

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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Colorful Nicknames Of Open Water Swimmers

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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Who’s Who In The Men’s Ice Swimming World

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

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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930 Swimmers Compete In Talviuinnin SM 2019, Turku

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 Seinjoki, and Janne Kekkonen,

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