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Rowdy Gaines, the voice and personality of swimming for NBC and USA Swimming, did a wonderful announcing job at the USA Olympic Swimming Trials over the last 8 days. Not unusual there. The 3-time Olympic gold medalist he brings his own passion for swimming to the television screen. The audience – from die-hard swimmers to […]
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EverymanTRI.com gave a nice perspective on the current situation that Lance Armstrong finds himself in. A former swimmer who rose to international fame through his seven Tour de France victories, Armstrong has further utilized his global athletic standing for good with his Lance Armstrong Foundation (LiveStrong). Read here. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Andrew Gemmell is a chameleon. He switches gears when he needs to. He changes speeds with a purpose. He changes discipline depending on the opportunity. The best crossover swimmer in the United States, the former silver medalist in the 10K at the 2009 world championships and a gold medalist in the 5K Team Pursuit at
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In a summit hosted by Diana Nyad, world renown jellyfish expert Dr. Angel Yanagihara of the Pacific Cnidaria Research Lab and the Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology in the Pacific Biosciences Research Center in Honolulu, Hawaii explains why EpiPens® (epinephrine) are not her recommended response when ocean swimmers go into
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While Darren Miller and Stephen Redmond are taking their shots at the Tsugaru Channel in Japan next week, Anna-Carin Nordin is attempting to add to her Oceans Seven resume tonight in the Catalina Channel. Leaving Santa Catalina Island near midnight, she will swim through the night with plans to arrive on the Southern California mainland
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Darren Miller and Stephen Redmond take their shot at the Tsugaru Channel next week. For Redmond, this will be his third attempt. For Miller, it will be his visit to the Land of the Rising Sun. Which is when he will be taking off from Tappi Misaki on the western peninsula of Aomori Prefecture on
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World record holder Rebecca Soni has been very impressive since her Olympic successes in 2008. The 3-time Olympic medalist from Beijing qualified again for the 2012 USA Olympic Team in Omaha and is looking very good for continued Olympic success in London. While her fellow pool elite athletes were conserving energy and tapering for the
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Haley Anderson is certainly peaking at the right time. After turning in an 8:26 in the 800m freestyle without a full taper at the USA Olympic Swimming Trials last night in Omaha, Nebraska, she certainly is showing the world-class speed and stamina . But the northern California native says, “I hate walls. I hate turns.”
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4th Is A Strong Olympic Motivator For Valerio Cleri Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Valerio Cleri wants it badly. He dreams it. He can taste it. He can see it. His goal? To see the Italian flag waving during the Olympic awards ceremony after the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km. The former world 10 km
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There were lots of smile over the weekend among the 3,000 swimmers at the Great Manchester Swim at Salford Quays. The unique swim features an easy-to-view urban course and ends in a festive finish with live music, entertainment and cooking demonstrations despite the soggy conditions. The inexperienced started first and the elite pros last as
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