Nejib Belhedi dreamed big thoughts of swim along the shoreline of his country Tunisia in a swim of peace and harmony. He started his swim during a time of significant political and social tension when civil wars and social upheaval were occurring throughout the Middle East. But Nejib swam on and the fruits of his labor are rapidly beginning to
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IRELAND. Anne Marie Ward decided on short notice to do a short swim. With the calm surface water at 4.5°C (40.1°C) and the water below at 3°C (37.4°C), Anne Marie approached it as a training swim under light rains and took off with her crew of Noel Brenann, Willie Sheridan and Ryan Ward. Her time in the water was 30 minutes. "I was foundered (Irish
DONEGAL, IRELAND. Ram Barkai visited Anne Marie Ward and Nuala Moore in Creeslough Village on the northwest coast of Ireland. "The sun is a just a concept here, no one claims to have ever seen it. The sky turns from pitch black to light grey for a couple of hours during, what the locals call here the day," explained the extreme swimmer from Cape Town, South
DONEGAL, IRELAND. South African extreme swimmer and Cadiz Freedom Swim race director Ram Barkai posted photos from his ice swim with Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward in Creeslough Donegal, Ireland. The rough ice swim ushered in the New Year in a way Nuala and Anne Marie will never forget. Ram confirmed the water temperature was 6°C (43°F) with air
IRELAND. As Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward of Ireland are awaiting the sub-5°C water this coming Sundayin Port na Blath together with Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association. Ram will certify Nuala and Anne Marie's New Year's Eve ice swim where the water temperature must be lower than 5°C for the mile swim. The duo will do the
If you are set about swimming across an entire country, how long would that take? In the case of Nejib Belhedi of Tunisia who is swimming 1,400K from the west to east of Tunisia, he started on June 22nd from Djerba Island and has swum over 700K to date as December ends. He is scheduled to finish in June 2012 for a 365-day journey, averaging 3.8K per day.
Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward of Ireland are awaiting the arrival of Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, to Ireland. Ram will sanction Nuala and Anne Marie's New Year's Eve ice swim in the Bloody Foreland as they aim for Port na Blath. For the swim to officially qualify as an ice swim, the water temperature must be lower
In this short ceremony at the United Nations, several open water swimming superstars gathered in a celebration of friendship and peace. FAnne Cleveland, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, Martin Strel, a world record holder in river stage swimming, Dr. Jane Katz, a renowned author and a visionary leader in the field of aquatics,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There will be many inspirational speakers and great marathon swimmers at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City in June.Among the accomplished swimmers will be Anne Marie Ward of Ireland who will be honored as the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. A humble woman with a
