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An inspiring history of marathon swimming, of interest to all endurance athletes. by Conrad Wennerberg (Author).

An inspiring history of marathon swimming, of interest to all endurance athletes.

Wennerberg, Conrad (1999). Wind, Waves, and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming. ISBN 978-1-55821-615-0. Dan Levin (5 August 1974). Settling Down To A Dog-tired Paddle. Honourees Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Schans is congratulated in water by his wife after a competition in 1970.

In 1959, he switched to marathon swimming and became the second Dutchman to cross the English Channel, with . Wennerberg, Conrad (1999).

In 1959, he switched to marathon swimming and became the second Dutchman to cross the English Channel, with a time of 12h49. Later in the 1960s he dominated the world marathon swimming. For three years after 1964, when the point system was introduced, he was ranked world number two, after Abo Heif. His clean sweep of the Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in 1960–1964 brought the organizers to a problem that spectators lost interest in the race  .

Wind, Waves and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming is one of the most definitive works on marathon swimming. Authored by Conrad Wennerberg, the Chairman Emeritus of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, the book covers many aspects of long distance swimming with a particular emphasis on professional marathon swimmers and many of the most famous marathon swims from the 1920's to the 1960's.

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Either way, Conrad Wennerberg‘s authoritative book, Winds, Waves and Sunburn – A Brief History .

Either way, Conrad Wennerberg‘s authoritative book, Winds, Waves and Sunburn – A Brief History of Marathon Swimming, remains an outstanding work of historical information and individual inspiration. Wennerberg was the Chairman Emeritus of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame who extensively documented professional marathon swimming, particularly between the 1950s and 1970s. Winds, Waves and Sunburn, first published in 1974, includes the colorful history of swims in the English Channel and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with explanations of the mindset and physical obstacles overcome by some of the most accomplished marathon swimmers in history.

Wind, waves, and sunburn. a brief history of marathon swimming. 1st Breakaway Books ed. by Conrad A. Wennerberg. Published 1997 by Breakaway Books in New York.