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Florida Straits Open Water Swimming Association
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noun - Florida Straits Open Water Swimming Association 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
It was created in 2010 to propose the rules under which Diana Nyad attempted her crossings of the Florida Straits and to authenticate the rules as written were followed.
