Tag: The Wall

Clean Half Adds Yak Swimmers

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 9th annual Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim will be held this coming weekend in Hong Kong Stanley to Deepwater Bay. 15 solo swimmers will join 50 relay teams and 7 Yak Swimmers. Race director Doug Woodring explains, "The Yak Swimmers are participants in a new 2-person duo relay division where the

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Swimming Against Walls, Jetties And Cliffs

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cañón del Sumidero in Mexico, Willoughby Lake in Vermont and many other open water swimming venues around the world have sheer majestic cliff walls where swimmers can cruise against sheer rock formations. The colors and majesty of Lake Powell [shown above at Martin Strel's swim camp] that borders the states

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Only For Swimmers With Confidence And Dare

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Woodring is inviting only swimmers with confidence and dare to the 3rd Annual Cold Half & Cold Standard Extreme Marathon Swim on January 24th 2015. "The race is a 15 km solo or two-person team event modeled after Asia’s top extreme ocean swim, the Clean Half...except the water temp is more like a good

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Swim Against The Wall At The Clean Half

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Fans, friends and families can follow the live tracking of the 14.5 km Clean Half marathon swim in Hong Kong starting tonight here. "Depending which teams turn the tracks on, here are the links which will show 11-12 teams per MAP," explains race director Doug Woodring about the race that features The Wall

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