IISA 4th World Championship Archives – Page 2 of 2 – World Open Water Swimming Association

Karolina Szalast Upsets Alisa Fatum in 250m Race at IISA 4th World Championship
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Steven Munatones 02/06/2022 No Comment

A young 17-year-old Polish swimmer swam to the biggest upset of the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship in Głogów, Poland. Karolina Szalast swam to her first world title in the 250m freestyle, just touching out the long-dominant Alisa Fatum of Germany, 2:56:81 to 2:57:04. The pair were never separated by much, each taking a very

Marcin Szarpak Goes 3 for 3 at the IISA 4th World Championship
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Steven Munatones 02/06/2022 No Comment

After setting two world and championship records in the Ice Kilometer and 500m freestyle events on Days 1 and 2, 21-year-old Marcin Szarpak of Poland won his third event of the IISA World Championship with a new world and championship record of 2:45:77. He dominated the competition in Głogów, Poland over the world's best at the International Ice Swimming

Tina Deeken Enjoyed a Busy Week at the IISA 4th World Championship
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Steven Munatones 02/06/2022 No Comment

Tina Deeken of Hannover, Germany won the disabled 500m freestyle event at the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship in Głogów, Poland in 8:56:23. The 44-year-old Deeken enjoyed a busy week in the 3.0°C water and 1.5°C air, competing in and winning 7 events total in the disabled category. In addition to her 500m freestyle

Alisa Fatum Goes 2 For 2 – Defends Her International Ice Swimming World Championship Title
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Steven Munatones 02/05/2022 No Comment

In Głogów, Poland at the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship, many of the world's best and most hardened ice swimmers are swimming well. In the women's Ice Kilometer, defending champion and Queen of the Ice Alisa Fatum of Germany won comfortably in 13:06:18, well off her world record of 12:48:70 set in 2019 and a bit off her

Marcin Szarpak Wins 2nd International Ice Swimming 4th World Championship Title
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Steven Munatones 02/05/2022 No Comment

Over in Głogów, Poland at the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship, many of the world's best and most hardened ice swimmers are swimming FAST. Really, really fast. In the men's Ice Kilometer, 21-year-old Marcin Szarpak of Poland won his second event of the IISA World Championship with a new world and championship record of

She’s Back. Alisa Fatum Defends Her International Ice Swimming World Championship Title
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Steven Munatones 02/05/2022 No Comment

Over in Głogów, Poland at the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship, many of the world's best and most hardened ice swimmers are swimming FAST. Really, really fast in the 3.00°C water. In the women's 500m freestyle, defending champion and Queen of the Ice Alisa Fatum of Germany won comfortably in 6:19:32, just off her world record

Marcin Szarpak Swims Fast 500m To Capture International Ice Swimming 4th World Championship Title
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Steven Munatones 02/05/2022 No Comment

Over in Głogów, Poland at the International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship, many of the world's best and most hardened ice swimmers are swimming FAST. Really, really fast in the 3.00°C water. In the men's 500m freestyle, young 21-year-old Marcin Szarpak of Poland smashed the previously IISA World Championship record of 5:56:76 set by

Quinn Fitzgerald’s Unexpected World Title
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Steven Munatones 12/25/2021 No Comment

Back in 2019, if there was one thing that Quinn Fitzgerald of the Olympic Club of San Francisco was not thinking about, it was racing at the world championship event. In Murmansk. In the Arctic Circle. Among the world's best and most hardened cold water swimmers from 32 countries at the IISA 3rd World Championship. Fitzgerald was a former competitive

International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship Is On, As Scheduled
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Steven Munatones 12/25/2021 No Comment

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