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Courtesy of WOWSA, St. Petersburg, Russia. The Grand Swim Series is a series of 8 solo and relay open water swimming competitions and events organized by Dmitrii Egorov. He describes the swims as “the most difficult swims of Russia organized under my leadership; their history began in 2014. The history of the Grand Swim Series […]
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Courtesy of Phil White and Patricia Przybylinski, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vermont, U.S.A.. The 5th Annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival was successfully held over the weekend in a two-lane, 25-meter pool cut in the ice in Lake Memphremagog in Newport Vermont [see aerial view on left]. Event director Phil White reported, “The water temperature was 31°F
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Courtesy of International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 2016 International Swimming Hall of Fame Yearbook summed up the life and achievements of Bob Duenkel upon his retirement as well as possible: “Bob Duenkel is as much a part of the International Swimming Hall of Fame as any Honoree or display. He started
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Courtesy of Randy Soler, Ceiba, Puerto Rico. In May 2018, Joel Matos Ortiz completed his first RSOT Swim Across The Caribbean. The unprecedented 80.4 km 4-island solo stage swim stretched from St. John’s to St. Thomas to Vieques to Ceiba, Puerto Rico. This coming May, Matos has even bigger, longer and tougher goals in the
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Courtesy of Sandy Neilson-Bell, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas. The CAP 2k Open Water Race is touted as the only downhill swimming race in Texas. Held on April 28th in Austin, the Cap 2k is a 2000+ meter straightaway course from Red Bud Isle toward the center of downtown Austin in Lady Bird Lake. The
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Courtesy of Lucky Meisenheimer, Lake Cane, Florida. Doc Lucky’s Golden Mile, a 1.5 km swim in Lake Cane, Florida is open to only 300 people – and it to fill in a blink of an eye if it is not already sold out. The event celebrates the 30 years of daily lake swimming in Lake
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Courtesy of Terence Bell, Venice Beach, California. Solo Swim Hawaii is a solo 144.8 km (90-mile) circumnavigation swim attempt around the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i scheduled for summer 2019 by Australian waterman and aquapreneur Terence Bell. Bell, currently residing and training in Venice Beach in Southern California, is the creator of The Ocean Lover, an
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Courtesy of Superhumans TV series, Lake Powell, Arizona – Utah. Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays offers the following 4-8 day trips between May and October, featuring Martin Strel: 7 days in Croatia Island Hopping – Krapanj island 5 days in Croatia: Elaphiti Islands Dubrovnik – Sipan Island 8 days in Turkey: Swim Sail Cruise – Gulf
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Courtesy of Stuart Hamilton, River Stour, Dedham, UK. Stuart Hamilton has kicked off a niche part of the open water swimming community that has always existed, but now is being clearly defined. “Lots of open water swimmers race for titles, medals, cash, awards, recognition and acclaim,” said Steven Munatones. “But most swimmers participate in these
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Courtesy of Martin Hobbs, Lake Malawi, Africa. Lake Malawi is the third largest lake in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world. Sandwiched between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania, it is one of the most bio-diverse freshwater lakes in the world. Lake Malawi was pioneered in a 25 km widthwise crossing by Dr. Otto
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