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Nadine Bennett
Mar 6
Paul Georgescu, World Record 3.5 km ice swimming
Nadine Bennett
Feb 27
Spirit Orcas, Tackling Challenges
Nadine Bennett
Feb 24
Sarah Thomas, on fear and cancer
Nadine Bennett
Feb 20
Chloe McCardel, dreaming big during Covid
Nadine Bennett
Jan 22
CBC Ottawa Morning: what it takes to swim an 'ice mile'
Nadine Bennett
Jan 17
Aimee Jones, first ice mile, 5th Canadian!
Nadine Bennett
Oct 23, 2020
Phil White awarded MSF Service to Marathon Swimming Award
Nadine Bennett
Oct 5, 2020
Jaimie Monahan, Strong Like Her
Nadine Bennett
Oct 3, 2020
Vicki Thomas, happy World Ostomy Day!
Nadine Bennett
Oct 2, 2020
Swim for Mindy
Nadine Bennett
Sep 17, 2020
Stephen Rouch and Victoria Rian, tandem!
Nadine Bennett
Sep 7, 2020
NCOWSA, fighting for access to open water in the National Capital Region
Nadine Bennett
Sep 7, 2020
Push to get more Black surfers riding the waves in Nova Scotia
Nadine Bennett
Aug 27, 2020
Jaimie Monahan, swims around Manhattan 7 times in 7 days!
Nadine Bennett
Aug 19, 2020
Charlotte Brynn, new course record for Lake George
Nadine Bennett
Aug 15, 2020
Tim Scapillato, fighting for access to open water
Nadine Bennett
Aug 11, 2020
Mimi Jones, civil rights activist in historic swim-in, dies at 73
Nadine Bennett
Aug 2, 2020
Diane Gordon, beautiful ride through Al Qudra Desert
Nadine Bennett
Jul 23, 2020
Lee Brogan, swimming and mental health
Nadine Bennett
Jul 10, 2020
Sarah Thomas, 2019 Global Marathon Swimming Awards
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