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Announcement courtesy of Ned Denison, Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Pat Gallant-Charette was completely caught off-guard at the Open Water Summit in San Francisco, California. Listening to a myriad speeches from ice swimmers and marathon swimmers, from Olympian Aaron Peirsol to Ice Sevens Jaimie Monahan at The Olympic Club, Ned Denison, […]
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Courtesy of Dan Wegner of Club Assistant, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay. The 2018 Open Water Summit attendees were invited to sign up for an Alcatraz Island swim. The swim was a 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park finishing at the Dolphin Club where the final event of the Summit was held. The
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Photo courtesy of Brian Fitzgerald. Announcement courtesy of Ned Denison, Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Pat Gallant-Charette gave an inspirational speech at the 2018 WOWSA Talks & WOWSA Awards at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California today. Surrounded by great swimmers from Olympian Aaron Peirsol and United Nations Patron of
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Kim Chambers Inducted In International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “If it scares you, that is exactly why you should do it. I’m talking about stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something, experiencing something, feeling something that you never thought possible. It’s about challenging yourself not just
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Courtesy of Antonio Argüelles, The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California. Many luminaries have gathered in San Francisco to attend the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards ceremony. Among the stars, Lewis Pugh (UK), Shelley Taylor-Smith (Australia, shown above), Aaron Peirsol (USA), Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand), Antonio Argüelles (Mexico), Ben Lecomte (France), Michelle Macy (USA),
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Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas 2018 from Atlantic Extrem Sports. Courtesy of Beatriz Alvariño, Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas, Spain. The second stage of the second edition of the 57 km Triple Corona Illas Atlánticas will be held on September 8th 2019, a 19 km swim from the Isla de Sálvora to the Confín beach in O
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Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Irish Sea, Ireland. Dublin Chamber of Commerce CEO Mary Rose Burgh was one of the luminaries at the launch celebration of the Irish Sea Swim Relay 2019. Ger Kennedy reported, “27 years ago, a team from Ireland completed a crossing of the Irish Sea on their third attempt across the Irish
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is unfair. It is frustrating. It is cheating. So goes the thought process of some open water swimmers. It is classic tactics. It is strategic. It is all part of the sport. So goes the completely reverse thought process of other open water swimmers. Which is correct? Is
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Courtesy of Doug Woodring, Ocean Recovery Alliance, Hong Kong. Normally, Doug Woodring of Ocean Recovery Alliance focuses his efforts on combining new ways of thinking, technologies, creativity and collaborations in order to help to improve the ocean environment – and organizing open water events such as the 15 km Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim, the
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Courtesy of Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland. Kieran Fitzgerald, a Class of 2018 Honoree, announced six new Honorees in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland: * Honour Contributor Stephen Millar, Administrator * Honour Contributor Sandycove Island Swimmers, Organization * Honour Swimmer Anne-Marie Ward * Honour Swimmer Gráinne Moss (née Gunn) *
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