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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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The Swiss media reported on the case of Flavio Bomio, the former Honorary Secretary of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee who remains behind bars due to allegations of child abuse and sexual coercion. In June, Dr. Alessandra Canuto of the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Canton of Geneva, commissioned by authorities in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Palfrey hosted Penny Palfrey‘s press conference in Key West while his wife remained in a local hospital under observation. Chris explained the drama that unfolded the past two days under beautiful conditions about his wife’s attempt to cross the 103-mile Straits of Florida to the international media. “Penny
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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) website is now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. The IMSHOF site will also soon be made available in French, German and Japanese. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to recognize the marathon swimmers throughout the world and is governed by
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Penny Palfrey will explain her DNF across the Florida Straits in a press conference on July 1, 2012
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With everything going precisely to plan and the marathon swimming world looking upon Penny Palfrey‘s audacious attempt across the Straits of Florida team via GPS, Facebook and Twitter, what lies ahead of the 49-year-old is arguably even tougher and more mind-boggling. Assuming she completes her estimated 55-59 hour swim safely in the tropically warm, humid
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Penny Palfrey‘s team shed additional light on her world across the Straits of Florida. She has swum 75.26 nautical miles (86.6 miles or 139 km) and continues to swim strongly and steadily towards the Florida Keys. The estimated time of her landing, if her pace continues and calculations remain correct, is between 2 pm –
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The Government of Canada continues to step up in the world of open water swimming. Their investment is big-time and is generating big-time results. The support helps Canada host major international events on the global open water swimming calendar as well as help produce two Olympic 10km Marathon Swim finalists at the 2012 London Olympic
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Andrea Woodburn, director of Penny Palfrey‘s onshore logistical crew, reported that Palfrey has swum 80 km (49.7 miles) after 26 hours in the Straits of Florida. Like the ebb and flow of the ocean, the news from her crew was a mixture of good and bad. Her husband and crew member Chris Palfrey commented, “Penny
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While ultra marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey is coming up on her halfway point of her 166 km solo swim from Cuba to Florida, another group of ultra marathon swimmers have reached their halfway point on their 193 km (120-mile) stage swim down the Hudson River in New York. Like Palfrey, the swimmers in New York
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