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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Fast, very fast, blazing fast. The bar has now been set for the 2016 Rio Olympic quadrennial. Ous Mellouli and Thomas Lurz, the gold and silver medalists in the Olympic marathon swim, swam slightly faster than 1:06 per 100 meters for nearly 1 hour 50 minutes without walls or […]
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The race is on. In 2009 a team comprising of severely wounded British Servicemen and women from both Afghanistan, Iraq and other theatres of unpleasantness formed a team called Battle Back. They swum a superb English Channel crossing and were awarded the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club trophy for ‘against all odds’ as a result.
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From Italy to Thailand and several locations in the UK, Coningham-Rolls Swimming Holidays offers a variety of luxury swimming tours. And the tours are expanding northwards towards the Arctic Circle. This September, a 6-day swimming tour of the stunning Lofoten Islands in Norway begins. The surrounding sea is optimal for open water swimming with a
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After his bronze-medal performance in the 1500m and gold-medal move in the Olympic 10km marathon swim in London, Ous Mellouli was given honor of leading Tunisia and carrying his country’s flag at the Closing Ceremonies. “We did not lead our teammates into the stadium, but instead all the flag bearers walked in together in the
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Sri Chinmoy will be honored on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The Honour Administrator, whose given name was Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, passed away in 2007 and was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist and athlete. He inspired many in the endurance world and
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Whether it is in a gym or hallways of political centers, there has been division between Japan and Korea. Neighbors? Yes. Friends? That is debatable. Last week when South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak visited a volcanic islands in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), political tensions skyrocketed again. Japan recalled its ambassador from Seoul while
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“Is Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever?“ This question was raised several times by television personalities and newspaper reporters during the 2012 London Olympic Games. And the answer always seemed to be somewhere between, “Well..perhaps but he was a swimmer so he could compete in many different events…” to “…But how can you compare Phelps
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After watching Oussama Mellouli win the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim in London, we marveled at his strength, speed and stamina. But his strategy was also flawless for 3 reasons: 1. Positioning Mellouli placed himself nearly perfectly throughout the race. While swimmers complained about the physicality of the race, and
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Michael Stresemann (51) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, John Crompton (59) of Charleston, South Carolina, John Buechler (44) of Annandale, Virginia, and Joe Rainero (46) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina set out to do something unprecedented. This past weekend, they completed a 17.43-mile relay across South Holston Lake from Caleb’s Cove in Virginia to Riddle
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