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Courtesy of Olympic Channel. Greta Andersen, a dual inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, talks about her Olympic pool swimming experiences and achievements prior to swimming and setting records in solo marathon swims, channel crossings and lake races around the world in an Olympic Channel […]
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Ocean Triple R: Remote Recovery Rescue Emergency Care Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Nuala Moore explains the second Ocean Triple R (Remote Recovery Rescue) Emergency Care Summit that she developed with Dr. Patrick Buck, “ICE Immersion Cold Emergencies Level 1 program is tailored for the swimming community. As the numbers of swimmers
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Courtesy of Big Bay Events, South Africa. Around the Rocks Extreme Swim is the oldest open water swimming event in the Western Cape of South Africa. The 2.5 km ocean swim is organized by the Bay Bay Surf Lifesaving Club on January 20th. For more information, visit www.bigbayevents.co.za. The annual Freedom Swim [see photo above]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The 6th Los Cabos Open Water Challenge will be held on April 27th in honor of Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón (shown on left with race director Diego Rivas). There are 3 races: 2 km, 7 km and 14 km. Rivas says, “Swimmers can register and win a Volkswagen Gol
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Mally Richards Continues His Streak At 66 River Miles Courtesy of Michael Zoetmulder, Swartkops River, South Africa. In 2018, South African Mally Richards from Jeffreys Bay extended his current world record for Participation Longevity In An Open Water Swim after completing 65 editions of the Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile. The River Mile started in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. In Julie Chuckoway’s book The Three Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory, she tells of Keo Nakama’s pioneering Molokai Channel crossing in 1961. After retiring as one of the world’s best pool swimmers, the Maui native completed an
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Courtesy of Kevin Murphy, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation. Francis “Frank” Richards passed away at the age of 91. Richards was a British observer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2004 as an Honor Administrator. He served as the first president of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation and
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Courtesy of Late Night With David Letterman, Manhattan, New York City. Julie Ridge appeared on the Late Night With David Letterman program on July 27th 1983.
Courtesy of Bruno Lopes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the eve of Christmas Eve (December 23rd 2018) on the sands and shores of Rio de Janeiro where the 2016 Rio Olympics 10 km marathon swim was held, the annual King & Queen Of The Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) was held. The televised elite
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Courtesy of FINA, China. Olympic and world champion Ferry Weertman won the FINA Male Open Water Swimmer 2018 Award as a result of outstanding performances at the LEN Championships in Scotland’s Loch Lomond and winning the 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series. Weertman is powered by an intensity and laid-back passion that is unmistakable in
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