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Marathon Swimming
Many marathon swimmers tend to be quiet, doggedly persistent individuals who push themselves to the extremes in the water and lead satisfying, successful lives out of the water. The pain, the discomfort and the challenges they willingly face make them quite an unusual breed of humans.
Among the world’s marathon swims, the most iconic and well-known waterway is the English Channel, but marathon swims are held all over the world - in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. And, like the entire sport of open water swimming, marathon swimming is a bit difficult to define...see PDF below.