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Florida Straits Open Water Swimming Association
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noun - The Florida Straits Open Water Swimming Association (FOWSA) is a volunteer-run, international organization dedicated to the organization, sanctioning, promotion, recognition and celebration of open water swimmers and relays that attempt to cross the Florida Straits between Cuba and the U.S.A. or Cuba and Mexico.
History[edit]
The Association was created in 2010 to propose and adjudicate the rules and conditions under which Diana Nyad attempted her crossings of the Florida Straits and to authenticate the rules as written were followed.
External links[edit]
- Within 50 Years Will It Be Crossed?
- Diana Nyad Official Website
- Seeds Sown On Land Results In Dream In Water
- Lessons Learned From Diana Nyad
- Impossible Was Made Possible With An Xtreme Dream
- Sting Stopper Does The Trick For Diana Nyad
- The Audacity Of Hope
- Getting (to) The Other Shore
- Swim Streamers In Open Water Swimming
- Diana Nyad's Face Mask By Aesthetic Prosthetics
- Eloquently Explaining The 'Why' Of Open Water Swimming
- What Goes Around Comes Around
- Swimming Through The Night On The Florida Straits
- When Are Stinger Suits Used?
- Absolutely Painful Open Water Swims Of The 21st Century
- World's Top 100 Open Water Swims In History
- Marine Cooperation Between Cuba And America Starts
- Swimming, Boating, Rafting From Cuba To Florida
- 2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- Penny Palfrey Press Conference on Cuba
- Adiós From Cuba, Bon Voyage To Florida
- What Conditions Will Penny Palfrey Face For 103 Miles?
- Penny Palfrey Is Blazing Fast Heading Into The First Night
- Penny Palfrey Continues Looking Strong In The Gulf Stream
- Is Penny Palfrey The Greatest Marathon Swimmer Ever?
- Expect The Unexpected - Penny Palfrey Pulled
- Penny Palfrey Press Conference On Her Cuba Swim
- Chloe McCardel, Swimming From Cuba To Florida In 2013
- Cuba To Florida. It's Possible. Is It Probable?
- New Ways To Fight Box Jellyfish To Be Announced
- 11-day Window For Chloë McCardel
- Swimming Through The Night On The Florida Straits
