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“You can’t swim the English Channel.” That was the prediction and advice of Amanda Mercer‘s doctors who are treating her breast cancer. “That was the final determining factor, that I was going to do it,” Mercer told Sports Illustrated, “No matter what.” So she set out and continued to train for her 2-way relay with […]
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Ana Marcela Cunha is arguably the most versatile elite open water swimmer in the world. From winning local ocean swims in Brazil to being one of the most successful 5km and 10km swimmers in any conditions and any venue, she also is the reigning 25km world champion (done in 32°C water) in China and just
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With 11-time winner Petar Stoychev in Germany getting ready for the Olympic marathon swim in London, the door was open for Trent Grimsey to win the 58th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Canada. And he burst through in victorious fashion. But Grimsey‘s chase of Stoychev is not over. He will be heading over
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FINA’s Sports Medicine Committee created a video that addresses the prevention of shoulder injuries in swimming. The video is was a collaborative effort of several of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee members but it was conceptualized by FINA Sports Medicine Committee member Dr. Jim Miller. The video stemmed from FINA injury research at the 2009
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We could not help noticing the good number of empty seats there were at the first day of the Olympics at the Aquatic Centre, especially in the lower level. Conversely, the massive number of spectators who lined the streets and course in the men’s cycling race was very impressive and estimated to be at least
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Margarita Llorens Bagur completed the Menorca Channel from Menorca to Mallorca on July 10th in 12 hours 23 minutes. Margarita just missed the world record by 5 minutes with her outstanding swim between the Balearic islands of Menorca and Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. The current record is held by Teresa Planas set in 2011
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On NBC’s opening montage of its broadcast of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, the Thames was prominently shown throughout the show. The longest river in England was swum in its entirety in July 2006 when Lewis Pugh traversed from its source near the Welsh border to the North Sea, a total distance
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If a new race director ever wanted to undergo an intensive and comprehensive on-the-job training on how to conduct an open water race, they would be well-served to head to Roberval in Québec, Canada and learn at the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean. For 60 years, the Organizing Committee has been setting the standards for
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There was an intriguing battle in Thursday’s Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Québec, Canada. Olympian Richard Weinberger went mano-a-mano with American Arthur Frayler. While Frayler is not going to the Olympics and lost out to his Canadian rival Weinberger in lac St-Jean, we suspect that these two young warriors will have dozens of
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For the past 60 years, the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Québec, Canada has been one of the premier open water swimming competitions in the world. In 2008, in preparation for the FINA Open Water World Championships, a FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup was started in addition to the traditional across-the-lake point-to-point race.
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