Kosatka DV Is 2020 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year
Kosatka DV, led by Oleg Dokuchaev, was announced by World Open Water Swimming Association as its 2020 World Open Water Offering of the Year in the annual WOWSA Awards
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2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Nominees
The 2020 WOWSA Awards announced the 12 nominees from 9 countries in the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year category.
2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
The 2020 WOWSA Awards kicked off with the announcement of 22 nominees in the World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year category
Kosatka DV, Swimming With The Orcas
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kosatka means orca or toothed whales in the Russian language. A winter swimming center and club called Kosatka DV in Vladivostok was founded by Oleg Duchuchaev. DV or Dalniy Vostok means Far East that includes East Siberia, Yakutia, and the Pacific Coast. Kosatka DV organizes and trains people for
The Unprecedented 50 km Crossing Of Lake Baikal
The Unprecedented 50 km Crossing Of Lake Baikal Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Five swimmers completed an unprecedented crossing of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world. It was the first bioprene relay to cross Lake Baikal, a 50 km effort completed in 16 hours 11 minutes. Oleg Dokuchaev, the chief of the Olympic committee of Primorsky
Four Extreme Adventures In Russia With Kosatka DV
Four Extreme Adventures In Russia With Kosatka DV Courtesy of Nuala Moore, Dingle, Ireland. Oleg Dokuchaev has established an extremely impressive track record of success in the extreme swimming world. Not only did he serve as the organizer of the 86 km Bering Strait Swim from Russia to Alaska, dubbed The Most Dangerous Crossing In The World, but he also
Victor Moskvin, Cristian Vergara Swim On High
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Professor Viktor Moskvin has swum at unusual places: across the Bering Strait between Russia and the U.S.A., across the Strait of Magellan, and a 3.5 km swim in 1 hour 5 minute in Bolivia's Lake Titicaca in 2007 in 6°C water. His high-altitude swim in Lake Titicaca was done 3,811 meters (12,500 feet) above
Well-prepared, Well-equipped, Well-Attended In The Strait
Under the leadership of Chief Organiser Oleg Dokuchaev together with Nikolay Khitrik, Lurii Melnikov, Sergei Chernukhin, Dmitrii Timofeev and Doctors Nataliya Fatyanova, Irina Zhidkova and Carlos Eduardo Reges, the 66 swimmers on the Bering Strait Swim were well-attended to. The staff and equipment of the mother ship used in 53-mile (86 km) stage relay was