Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge, Nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Copyright © 2009 - 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Who is Julie Galloway, a PhD candidate on globalisation theory and its effects on localized, corporate environments at the University College Dublin? Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
Liane Llewellyn, Thomas Noblett, Keith Bartolo, Michelle Lefton, Michelle Sharples and Dee Llewellyn wanted to put a non-stop lake distance swimming record out of reach … and they very may well on their 3-day adventure of endurance, teamwork and patience in the Lake District of England. Their 12-way crossing of Windermere broke the existing record of 118
Marcos DÃaz from the
Dominican Republic has traveled the world to marathon swims of all kinds –
amateur races, professional races, solo swims and wetsuit swims.
With
charisma and talent to connect with people from all walks of life, Marcos is as
comfortable in conferences with politicians as he is with surfers on the
beach.
But he has
The Special
Olympics World Summer Games offered open water swimming for the first time in its history.
The inherent danger, the potential risks and the numerous
issues involved in putting individuals with intellectual disabilities in the sea were overcome by a team of committed volunteers in Athens, Greece.
The
1.5K world
Selina
Moreno Pasagali is a fighter and has much to live for after recovering from breast cancer.
Shocked with malignant tumors in her breast, Selina took to
fighting for her health with all her heart.
Ever positive, Selina struggled back to regain her strength after a difficult bout with chemotherapy.
Her performance was
Rebekah
Boscariol
took a page out of another Canadian teenager’s marathon swimming history when she swam 52 kilometers across Lake Ontario this August.
Replicating what
the famous Marilyn Bell did in 1954, the 17-year-old swam for 15 hours and 33
minutes to come close to setting a new record.
But her motivation and
goal was clear:to
Progetto Adriatico was a 23 hour and 44 minute marathon swim
from Italy to Albania in the Adriatic Sea by Massimo Voltolina.
The
English Channel swimmer and Ironman triathlete Massimo swam 85K across the
Otranto Channel.
Massimo started from the southeastern coast of Italy and
headed eastward to Albania across a rough Adriatic Sea.<br
WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge (Chile and Argentina) – Adventure at the Tip of South America Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ram Barkai, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood and Andrew Chin, friends and teammates from South Africa, attempted and succeeded at the Patagonia Extreme
Swann
Oberson was ready to quit swimming, but not before she gave it one last shot to qualify for
the 2012 London Olympics.
At the 2011 World Swimming Championships, Swann did qualify for the Olympics and established herself as one of the dark horses
to stand tall on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim podium on August 9th
2012 in Hyde Park.
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