Maarten van der Weijden Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

The Improbable, Incredible, Inspirational Life of Maarten van der Weijden
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Steven Munatones 12/05/2021 No Comment

Maarten van der Weijden did it again. From coming back from leukemia to winning the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Beijing to raising millions of euros in his 195 km

Elfstedentocht Swim, world champion swimmer and cancer charity fundraiser Maarten van der Weijden never fails to achieve the improbable and inspire others. On November 21st,

From Maarten van der Weijden To Rikako Ikee, Inspirational Olympic Journeys
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Steven Munatones 06/07/2021 No Comment

SK-II Studio produced The Center Lane, a short documentary about the comeback of leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee

Olympic Boycotts, Real And Possible
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Steven Munatones 04/07/2021 No Comment

Tokyo Olympic news was both uplifting and depressing this week

A Radical New Plan For The Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Steven Munatones 02/09/2021 No Comment

A radical new plan for scheduling the Tokyo Olympics is proposed in order to expand the global celebration of Olympic sport.

Deeds Of Distinction In The Open Water Swimming World
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Steven Munatones 11/11/2020 No Comment

Greatness, however defined, is the quality of being great, distinguished, or eminent. "When I think of great open water swimmers, certain names immediately come to mind," says Steven Munatones. "In history, there were people like Lord Byron, Captain Matthew Webb, Gertrude Ederle, Duke Kahanamoku, Alick Wickham, Robert Dowling, and Annette Kellerman.

Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History – The Unprecedented Olympic Victory
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Steven Munatones 09/10/2020 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The World Open Water Swimming Association offers a series of Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History. There have been many great races and upsets during Olympic swimming history including those in the pool by Mike Burton (USA), Sylvia Poll (Costa Rica), Anthony Nesty (Suriname), Doug Russell (USA),

Postponed…Permanently? Say It Ain’t So – Uncertainty Of The Tokyo Olympics
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Steven Munatones 07/23/2020 No Comment

Postponed...Permanently? Say It Ain't So - Uncertainty Of The Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is always difficult to accurately predict future IOC decisions regarding a variety of issues. But predictions are nearly impossible of the Tokyo Olympic Games due to the impact of the global lockdown and the ongoing COVID-19

Maarten van der Weijden On Raising Awareness On WOWSA Live
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Steven Munatones 05/27/2020 No Comment

Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. https://youtu.be/_qQ1sX_W2fA Maarten van der Weijden was the most unlikely Olympic champion - the only leukemia survivor to ever win an Olympic medal. Only the tall Dutch champion could find a way to outdo himself. He raised over 12 million euros for cancer research from his two Elfstedentocht

If Captain Matthew Webb Texted And Tweeted, Posted And Published
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Steven Munatones 05/17/2020 No Comment

If Captain Matthew Webb Texted And Tweeted, Posted And Published Courtesy of WOWSA, Dover. Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel in 1875. The Illustrated London News and the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News covered the Webb's crossing of 21 hours 45 minutes. Widely covered and celebrated by the

What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?
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Steven Munatones 04/27/2020 No Comment

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WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Greatest Englishman, a movie about Captain Matthew Webb Mao Zedong's 1966 swim in the Yangtze River Lewis Pugh's swim across the North Pole WOWSA, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, China. Of all the swims in the world - races, solo swims, adventures - which has most