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Catherine Breed Talks About Curves And Texture On WOWSA Live
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Steven Munatones 06/26/2020 No Comment

Catherine Breed Talks About Curves And Texture On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Catherine Breed has swum across Lake Tahoe, English Channel, and North Channel after closing out her pool swimming career - and she sounds like she has a lot more swimming in her - which she explains on today's WOWSA Live. The 27-year-old who

When Aging Mavens Meet Aquaholics In Lake Tahoe
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Steven Munatones 07/21/2013 No Comment

When the Aging Mavens (captained by C Misa Sigiura) met the Aquaholics (captained by Jeannie Naughton) yesterday at the 37th annual Trans Tahoe Relay, there was a whole lotta fun. The 10-mile Olympic Club Trans Tahoe Relay is a unique open water swimming competition across Lake Tahoe from the state of Nevada to California. In 1976, Olympic Club members

Flying From Bridge To Bridge In The Bay
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Steven Munatones 07/15/2013 No Comment

Back on a bright sunny day during the summer of 1997, a quartet of fast swimmers from the Olympic Club - Corinna Seibt, Jim Murray, Mike Cooley, and Stephen Grant - flew from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay. As they navigated the tricky tidal flows of the Bay as they swum parallel to the escort boat of Captain Mike Yost and

Underneath The Surface Of Lake Tahoe
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Steven Munatones 11/12/2012 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Trans Tahoe Relay is one of the most popular open water swims in America. High up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between the states of California and Nevada, the beautiful Lake Tahoe draws hundreds of six-person teams to its annual 10-mile relay race. While it is not a professional marathon race, the

Getting High In Open Water Swimming
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Steven Munatones 08/02/2011 No Comment

The 35th annual Olympic Club Trans Tahoe Relay, high up in the Sierra Nevada mountains bordering California and Nevada in Lake Tahoe, is an annual rite of passage for many. The mid-July masters relay is organized by the Olympic Club of San Francisco: Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source