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Courtesy of Joni Harding, Swim Ireland. Joni Harding announced that the Infinity Swim Academy was awarded with Flagship Centre Status for outstanding delivery of the Learn to Swim Program in Ireland. “The Infinity Swim Academy, in partnership with Swim Ireland, has been awarded the prestigious Flagship Centre status for their outstanding commitment and contribution to […]
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Photo courtesy of Josef Köberl, Hintertuxer Gletscher, Austria. The year 2018 saw an incredible number of outstanding swims by outstanding swimmers guided by passionate volunteers and governed by experienced administrators and coaches all over the world. The athletes proved the bar in all the various niches of open water swimming continues to be elevated. Whether
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Aleksandra Bednarek Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The year 2018 saw an incredible number of outstanding swims by outstanding swimmers guided by passionate volunteers and governed by experienced administrators and coaches all over the world. The athletes proved the bar in all the various
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Ion Lazarenco Tiron Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. The year 2018 saw an incredible number of outstanding swims by outstanding swimmers guided by passionate volunteers and governed by experienced administrators and coaches all over the world. The athletes proved the bar in all the various
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Linda Kaiser Lived A Life Of Aloha Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Linda Kaiser, 2018 inductee of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and an inductee in the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame (Class of 2013), Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2005) passed away this morning on Oahu after a long
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Courtesy of #swimofpeace by CIOFilm Production, Chisinau, Moldova. Ion Lazarenco Tiron swims with a purpose: Peace. The native of the Republic of Moldava was one of the nominees for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award. In addition to the Oceans Seven and Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, the Ireland-based
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ion Lazarenco Tiron of the Republic of Moldava was one of the nominees for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, whose voting ends tonight. Ion Lazarenco Tiron did his first major open water swim with a 235 km Swimming Marathon Nistru – Unites Moldova stage
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Perry has traveled the world leading, mentoring, motivating and coaching swimmers from Great Britain and Canada. In June 2017, Perry was appointed Swimming Canada’s first Distance/Open Water Coach as part of Canada’s plan to develop and realize Canada’s medal potential in distance freestyle events – and has not
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Courtesy of Päivi Pälvimäki. Renowned Ice Mile swimmer and Ice Ironwoman Elina Mäkinen is competing in the inaugural Winter Swimming European Championships along with a number of the fastest and most accomplished winter swimmers in the world. The Championships will be held between March 1st – 3rd 2019 at the Spa Hotel Peurunka in Peurunka,
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VII Travesía del Valle de Iruelas 2017 from Volando con Drones. A calendar of open water swims held in and around Madrid, Spain has been compiled by AGR Sports Nutrition. * Travesía del Valle de Iruelas in June: 800m and 5.5 km races in Valle.de Iruelas * Travesía Swimstrong in early July: 2 km, 4
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